Minsterley’s story
16 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Minsterley’s built-up area.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MinsterleyShropshire
A village of 1,719 in Shropshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Bill Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,719
Census 2021 · Shropshire council
Median home
£245K
91 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.6
21% are 65+ · Shropshire 21%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Minsterley a good place to live?
Minsterley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £245,000, 4.9 years of area income; rent £823 a month. Its weakest is jobs & income (C): mean household income £50,305; 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
StrongestA−Cost of living
What makes Minsterley stand out
The 2 things Minsterley does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of the Holy Trinity; 3.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
16% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
How Minsterley grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Minsterley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →Hazard risk1.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaCOpen →WalkabilityBOpen →Safety27 violent and sexual offences and 8.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026C+Open →HealthLife expectancy 80.6 for men, 83.5 for womenC+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 82% of towns in England; secondary results beat 17% of towns in EnglandB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBOpen →Outdoors77% live within 400 m of a park; 38% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC+Open →Civic life2.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Minsterley.
HousingCost of living grade A−
Social housing is more common in Minsterley than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns, at 23% of households
14% rent privately, below both Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 91 homes sold inside Minsterley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £245,000. The owner-occupied share of households is 60%.
£245Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Minsterley£245K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £291,000 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £228,000 | 49 |
| Terraced | £197,500 | 8 |
60%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£823
average private rent a month, Shropshire council area
£2,449
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsB−
On exam results, Minsterley’s schools trail 51% of towns in England
Minsterley Primary School’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. The one school in town appears below. 68% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
B−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minsterley Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 173 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Work tends to be further away for Minsterley: 28% commute under 5 km, below Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 16% of resident commuters. The car took just over four in five commuters, above Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For every resident in work, Minsterley has 0.8 jobs.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot13%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
16%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 61% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Per resident, Minsterley sees more crime than 57% of UK towns
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 13.8 reports per 1,000, higher than both Shropshire’s towns (8.1) and England’s towns (7.8). Police recorded 86 crimes inside Minsterley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 18 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences.
27violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 24% 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 & sexual46
Damage & arson13
Other theft9
Public order7
Burglary4
Other crime3
Drugs2
Shoplifting1
Anti-social18
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.
27
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
86
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
79% of residents say their health is good or very good
The nearest A&E to Minsterley is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 7.3 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.7 miles away. A disability affects 20% of people locally.
79%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Minsterley | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Minsterley’s heritage list runs to 16 buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Relative to its size, Minsterley keeps 93 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
16listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II14
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of the Holy Trinity Grade II*
- Minsterley Hall Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
93
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Minsterley than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 26% of adults
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. 10% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Shropshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The median resident of Minsterley is 43.6 years old.
43.6median age
MinsterleyShropshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Minsterley | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Minsterley
13pages on Minsterley
The big questions
SafetyC+27 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £245K · rent £823 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hall View DriveSchoolsB−1 state schoolHealthC+Life expectancy 80.6 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commuteC45% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Minsterley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PontesburyHanwoodBayston HillChurch StrettonShrewsburyWelshpoolGuilsfieldMinsterley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsterley | 1,719 | — | — | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Pontesbury | 1,968 | 1.5 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Hanwood | 1,257 | 5.5 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Bayston Hill | 5,221 | 6.9 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Church Stretton | 3,576 | 8.6 | B+ | C | B+ | A− |
| Shrewsbury | 76,013 | 9.1 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 9.3 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 10 | — | B | A | B+ |
Pontesbury, Hanwood and Guilsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Minsterley
How many listed buildings are there in Minsterley?
That is 3.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Minsterley flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Minsterley
Village in Shropshire, England
Minsterley is a built-up area of 1,719 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
- 1,719 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002603
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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