Ashford Carbonell’s story
21 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Ashford Carbonell’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Ashford CarbonellShropshire
Home to 316 people, this village lies in Shropshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
316
Census 2021 · Shropshire council
Median age
63.2
47% are 65+ · Shropshire 21%
Degree level
52%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ashford Carbonell a good place to live?
Ashford Carbonell is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. People aged 65 and over make up 47% of residents. Its listed buildings number 21, with 0 at Grade I. 69% of households own their home with no mortgage.
What makes Ashford Carbonell stand out
The 3 things Ashford Carbonell does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
47% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Brook House; 27.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
69% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashford Carbonell.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Ashford Carbonell than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 52% of adults
63.2median age
3.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Shropshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The under-15s are 9.8% of the population here. Ages in Ashford Carbonell split evenly at 63.2: half are older, half younger.
Ashford CarbonellShropshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
47%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level52%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ashford Carbonell | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 9.5% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 47% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.5% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 52% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Ashford Carbonell
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: just over half of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 121 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Commuters in Ashford Carbonell travel far: only 25% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
14%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Income per household averages £46K a year, before tax. Working mainly from home: nearly half of workers, above Shropshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%) alike, and 84% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Train3%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
3.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Ashford Carbonell than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 86%
£0Kmedian sale
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. 1% live in social housing, below both Shropshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £823 a month across the Shropshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ashford Carbonell£0K
Typical UK town£277K
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£823
average private rent a month, Shropshire council area
£2,452
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Ashford Carbonell: 2.1 per 1,000 residents a year, under Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
2.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 100% of the crimes. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 1 crimes inside Ashford Carbonell’s built-up area.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
2.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Just 2.2% of people in Ashford Carbonell say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in both Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
86%good or very good health
At the census, 86% of people in Ashford Carbonell called their health good or very good, above Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 miles away. The nearest A&E to Ashford Carbonell is The County Hospital, 18.9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Ashford Carbonell | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Ashford Carbonell are listed than in Shropshire’s towns or England’s towns: 665 per 10,000 residents
21listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 90% of Ashford Carbonell’s land, above Shropshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Homes from before 1919 make up 43% of the total. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II19
Among them · Grade II*
- Brook House Grade II*
- Church of St Mary Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
665
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ashford Carbonell
12pages on Ashford Carbonell
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Ludlow Castle and 3 more in and around Ashford Carbonell
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ashford Carbonell. Best known first.
CastleLudlow Castle3.6 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleRichard's Castle3.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumShropshire Museums' Collections Centre3.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumLudlow Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard's Castle: Twold4this, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Ashford Carbonell
Village in Shropshire, England
Ashford Carbonell is a built-up area of 316 people, in the Shropshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 316 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003188
Ashford Carbonell’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LudlowTenbury WellsLeominsterCraven ArmsCleobury MortimerAshford Carbonell
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Carbonell | 316 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ludlow | 10,037 | 2.8 | C | B+ | C | C+ |
| Tenbury Wells | 3,936 | 4.6 | B | B+ | C | B+ |
| Leominster | 11,206 | 7.6 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Craven Arms | 2,563 | 9.5 | C+ | A− | C− | B− |
| Cleobury Mortimer | 2,963 | 9.6 | B− | B+ | B | B+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ashford Carbonell
How many listed buildings are there in Ashford Carbonell?
That is 27.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Ashford Carbonell?
Band D council tax in Ashford Carbonell is £2,452 for 2026–27, more than in 52% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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