Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 26% of the population. This town in Shropshire, West Midlands has a population of 5,596.
Broseley’s lowest grade is for schools (D) — primary results beat 16% of towns in England; secondary results beat 13% of towns in England. With a C+ overall, Broseley is better than 38% of UK towns. The ranking puts it #12 of 19 in Shropshire. Where it does best is cost of living: the median home sold for £255,000, 5.1 years of area income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for health and B for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Broseley 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 Broseley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Broseley’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Broseley, Missouri, is named after Broseley.
USUS editionBroseley, Missouri, settled in 1913, takes its name from this town.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Broseley. Best known first.
MuseumBroseley Pipeworksin town
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory4.3 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town1.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · National TrustBenthall Hall800 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumJackfield Tile Museum700 m outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broseley.
Below is one of its 2 schools, and why it was picked. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 53% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 361 pupils attend Broseley’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broseley CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 199 | C− |
16% are under 15, below both Shropshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.8% of residents. Half the people of Broseley are older than 50.2. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Broseley | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 21% of the total, above Shropshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Grade II* covers 2 of them. Historic England’s list names 29 listed buildings in Broseley: 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Just over two thirds of households own their home. The median sale, £255,000, comes from 205 standard sales inside Broseley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £823 a month across the Shropshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £369,247 | 86 |
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 81 |
| Terraced | £182,000 | 33 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 85% of commuters went by car. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 29%, below both Shropshire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%). Jobs per working resident: 0.3. Of the commuters living in Broseley, 14% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Broseley is The Princess Royal Hospital, 6.9 miles away. 78% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.2% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Broseley | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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.
Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. Broseley logged 242 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 33 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violent crime ran at 23.7 per 1,000 residents a year, between Shropshire’s towns (25.5) and England’s towns (22).
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.
29 listed buildings in Broseley.
The Lawns: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Ironmaster Public House: Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Former Clay Pipe Works and Kiln: Photo: Chris Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Broseley Hall: Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
6 notable people were born in Broseley.
Hermione Baddeley: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ben Simons: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broseley | 5,596 | — | C+ | B | B− | B− |
| Much Wenlock | 1,766 | 3.5 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Telford | 156,890 | 4.8 | C | A− | D | D |
| Bridgnorth | 12,172 | 5.9 | B− | B | C+ | B− |
| Shifnal | 8,973 | 6.1 | B+ | B | C+ | B− |
| Albrighton | 6,983 | 8.2 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Pattingham | 1,773 | 9.3 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Newport | 14,191 | 12 | A− | B+ | B− | B− |
Much Wenlock and Pattingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 87% of towns in England, and primary results trail 84% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Broseley has 2 state schools; places are handled by Shropshire council.
Town in Shropshire, England
Broseley is a built-up area of 5,596 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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