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Population 5,221: a town in Shropshire, West Midlands.
Police record less crime here than in most towns: 10.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 2.6 home and vehicle crimes. Overall, Bayston Hill earns an A: better than 88% of UK towns, and #1 of 19 in Shropshire. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It takes 5.6 years of household income in the Shropshire council area to buy the median home, at £279,000. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Bayston Hill does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bayston Hill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Bayston Hill’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bayston Hill. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the north
Fort · National TrustTown Walls Tower3 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseLongner Hall4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseCronkhill4.6 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bayston Hill.
Of all the crimes, 66% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Bayston Hill came to 79 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 16. There were 4.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Shropshire’s towns (8.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
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.
At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, just over three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 47.3, and 45% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 472 | C |
8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Bayston Hill has a median age of 48 years. Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Shropshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bayston Hill | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Shropshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (16%). No town in Shropshire has fewer listed buildings for its size than Bayston Hill. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households take home £58K a year before tax, on average. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Bayston Hill, 7% work in the town itself. The town counts 0.3 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
5% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up one in ten households, below Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The £279,000 median rests on 182 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £345,000 | 61 |
| Semi-detached | £260,500 | 102 |
| Terraced | £236,000 | 19 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Life expectancy here is 85 for women and 81.8 for men (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 88% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Bayston Hill is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 2.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Bayston Hill | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill | 5,221 | — | A | B | A+ | B |
| Hanwood | 1,257 | 2.2 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Shrewsbury | 76,013 | 3 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Pontesbury | 1,968 | 5.4 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Bomere Heath | 1,364 | 6.8 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 6.9 | — | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Baschurch | 2,007 | 8.8 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Shawbury | 1,962 | 9.3 | — | A− | B | B− |
Hanwood, Pontesbury, Bomere Heath, Minsterley, Baschurch and Shawbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
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Town in Shropshire, England
Bayston Hill is a built-up area of 5,221 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
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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