Hilton’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Hilton’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HiltonShropshire
470 people live in this village in Shropshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Gordon Griffiths · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
470
Census 2021 · Shropshire council
Median age
57.4
40% are 65+ · Shropshire 21%
Degree level
24%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hilton a good place to live?
Hilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. 4 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. It skews older: two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Hilton stand out
The 3 things Hilton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% 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*; 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
40% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hilton.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Hilton, fewer than in both Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
8.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below Shropshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Line up the people of Hilton by age and the one in the middle is 57.4.
57.4median age
HiltonShropshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
40%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications30%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level24%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Hilton | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 40% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 4% in Hilton, fewer than in both Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 88% of commuters went by car. 1% of commuters who live in Hilton also work there. Households had £52K a year before tax, about level with Shropshire’s towns (£50K) and below England’s towns (£55K).
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
4%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
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 Hilton than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 78%
Nearly one in ten households live in social housing. Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hilton£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £450,000 | 5 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£823
average private rent a month, Shropshire council area
£2,444
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Hilton than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.8 per 1,000 residents a year
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 11 recorded crimes inside Hilton’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime runs at 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences made up 55% of the total.
9.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Damage & arson2
Burglary1
Theft from person1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Anti-social2
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.
9.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
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
Bad health is more common in Hilton than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 16% of residents
The nearest A&E to Hilton is Russells Hall Hospital, 9.8 miles away. 63% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Disability touches 36% of the town’s population. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.6 miles off.
63%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 63%Fair 21%Bad or very bad 16%
| Census 2021 | Hilton | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 63% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 16% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 36% | 19% | 17% |
80.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Hilton: 40% were built before 1919, more than in both Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Hilton has 85 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
85
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 Hilton
11pages on Hilton
The big questions
Hilton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PattinghamBridgnorthAlbrightonWombournePertonSwindonAlveleyHilton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 470 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pattingham | 1,773 | 3.7 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Bridgnorth | 12,172 | 4.1 | B− | B | C+ | B− |
| Albrighton | 6,983 | 6 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Wombourne | 12,810 | 6 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Perton | 9,302 | 6.1 | A− | A− | B | B |
| Swindon | 1,134 | 6.1 | — | C+ | C | B |
| Alveley | 1,505 | 6.7 | — | B | A− | 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.
Questions about Hilton
How many listed buildings are there in Hilton?
That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Hilton?
Band D council tax in Hilton is £2,444 for 2026–27, more than in 50% 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.
About Hilton
Village in Shropshire, England
Hilton is a built-up area of 470 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
- 470 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002781
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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