Hanwood’s story
7 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Hanwood’s built-up area.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HanwoodShropshire
Some 1,257 people live in this village, in Shropshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: John Barrett · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,257
Census 2021 · Shropshire council
Median home
£271K
46 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.9
24% are 65+ · Shropshire 21%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hanwood a good place to live?
Housing is within reach: the median home sold for £271,250, 5.4 years of area income. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C−): 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It lags on jobs & income as well: households earn a mean £50,305 a year, and 2.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Hanwood has its subject grades alone.
WeakestC−Walkability
What makes Hanwood stand out
The 3 things Hanwood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
24% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Hanwood grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hanwood is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC−Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workCOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsCOpen →Cost of livingRent £823 a monthB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 63% of towns in England; secondary results beat 55% of towns in EnglandBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80.6 for men, 83.5 for womenC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →Outdoors19% live within 400 m of a park; 3% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC−Open →Civic life2.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Shrewsbury Abbey and 10 more in and around Hanwood
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hanwood. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey4.9 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Fort · National TrustTown Walls Tower4.1 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryClarendon Fire Art4.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumColeham Pumping Station4.6 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Walls Tower: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hanwood.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Under 5 km to work: 30% in Hanwood, fewer than in both Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 87% of commuters, above Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. About 1% of its commuters stay in Hanwood for work. For every resident in work, Hanwood has 0.5 jobs.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot4%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 16% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Hanwood, above Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
Ages in Hanwood split evenly at 42.9: half are older, half younger. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 24% of residents have reached 65.
42.9median age
HanwoodShropshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Hanwood | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
History
Hanwood’s listed buildings: 7, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, below Shropshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. For its size, Hanwood has 56 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
7listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
11%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
56
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in Hanwood than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 33.5 per 1,000 residents a year
Over the year to August 2026, 73 offences were reported in Hanwood, along with 10 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Hanwood has more crime per resident than 85% of them. Violence and sexual offences were 56% of the crimes.
33.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 15% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual41
Damage & arson9
Burglary7
Other theft5
Public order3
Other crime3
Drugs2
Vehicle crime2
Anti-social10
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.
33.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
73
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.
HousingCost of living grade B+
More households in Hanwood live in social housing than in Shropshire’s towns or England’s towns: 28%
Private renters make up 6% of households, below both Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The median sale, £271,250, comes from 46 standard sales inside Hanwood’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Home ownership stands at 63% of households.
£271Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hanwood£271K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £345,500 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 21 |
63%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£823
average private rent a month, Shropshire council area
£2,495
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
More people in Hanwood say their health is bad than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.5%
Seeing a GP means leaving Hanwood: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away. Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, higher than both Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Hanwood is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 1.9 miles away.
81%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Hanwood | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
80.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hanwood
14pages on Hanwood
The big questions
SafetyC33.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £271K · rent £823 a monthHousing15 sold in 12 months · busiest street Caradoc ViewSchoolsBHealthC+Life expectancy 80.6 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commuteC47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Hanwood’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Bayston HillShrewsburyPontesburyMinsterleyBomere HeathBaschurchShawburyHanwood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanwood | 1,257 | — | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Bayston Hill | 5,221 | 2.2 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Shrewsbury | 76,013 | 3.6 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Pontesbury | 1,968 | 4 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 5.5 | — | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Bomere Heath | 1,364 | 6.1 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Baschurch | 2,007 | 7.4 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Shawbury | 1,962 | 9.7 | — | A− | B | B− |
Pontesbury, Minsterley, Bomere Heath, 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.
Questions about Hanwood
How many listed buildings are there in Hanwood?
That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Hanwood
Village in Shropshire, England
Hanwood is a built-up area of 1,257 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
- 1,257 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002503
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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