Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
602 residents make their home in this village in Shropshire, West Midlands.
There are no grades for Claverley: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I.
The 3 things Claverley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Claverley’s built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Claverley.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over a third of workers worked mainly from home, above both Shropshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%). Among 16 to 64s, 0.9% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Of the commuters living in Claverley, 3% work in the town itself. Jobs per working resident: 0.5.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Claverley CofE Primary School’s results beat nearly nine in ten schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 71% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claverley CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 102 | A |
Private renters make up 6% of households. Nearly three quarters of households own their home, higher than both Shropshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 18% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £567,500 | 14 |
| Terraced | £310,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 3.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Shropshire’s towns (8.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Police figures for Claverley’s built-up area: 19 crimes and 1 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 58% of the crimes.
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.
3.7% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 87% of people in Claverley called their health good or very good, above Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Claverley is Russells Hall Hospital, 8.2 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 90% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Claverley | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 18% of Claverley’s land, above Shropshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. The town’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. 37% of homes were built before 1919. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. 22% of residents are 65 or over, near Shropshire’s towns (21%) and higher than England’s towns (18%). Claverley has a median age of 47.4. Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Claverley | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claverley | 602 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pattingham | 1,773 | 3.8 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Swindon | 1,134 | 4.5 | — | C+ | C | B |
| Wombourne | 12,810 | 4.6 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Bridgnorth | 12,172 | 5.1 | B− | B | C+ | B− |
| Alveley | 1,505 | 5.8 | — | B | A− | B |
| Perton | 9,302 | 5.8 | A− | A− | B | B |
| Kinver | 4,651 | 6.7 | B | C+ | B− | B |
Pattingham, Swindon and Alveley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints.
By type: terraced houses £310,000 and detached houses £567,500. Private rents in the Shropshire council area averaged £823 a month in August 2026.
Village in Shropshire, England
Claverley is a built-up area of 602 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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