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Some 952 people live in this village, in Shropshire, West Midlands.
Ruyton-XI-Towns is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 17, with 0 at Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up just over two in five households.
The 3 things Ruyton-XI-Towns does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Ruyton-XI-Towns’s built-up area, and 2 scheduled monuments.
36% 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 Ruyton-XI-Towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 1.3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 89% of commuters drove, above both Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). Ruyton-XI-Towns counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 59% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 46, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 122 | B+ |
The median sale price was £325K, higher than both Shropshire’s towns (£260K) and England’s towns (£308K). The private rented sector houses 12% of households. Council and housing-body homes hold one in ten households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £353,997 | 34 |
| Semi-detached | £247,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences. Each year, 2.1 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. Police recorded 15 crimes inside Ruyton-XI-Towns’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 1.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Shropshire’s towns (8.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
16% of residents have a disability, lower than both Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 85% of Ruyton-XI-Towns’ residents. The nearest A&E to Ruyton-XI-Towns is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 7.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Ruyton-XI-Towns | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on 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.
Relative to its size, Ruyton-XI-Towns keeps 179 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. 2 scheduled monuments lie in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The middle age in Ruyton-XI-Towns is 47.3. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, near Shropshire’s towns (21%) and higher than England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ruyton-XI-Towns | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruyton-XI-Towns | 952 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baschurch | 2,007 | 2 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Bomere Heath | 1,364 | 5.4 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Whittington | 1,618 | 6.9 | — | B+ | B− | B |
| Morda | 1,976 | 7.3 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Pant | 1,173 | 7.4 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Oswestry | 17,500 | 7.6 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Ellesmere | 4,268 | 7.8 | B− | A− | C+ | B− |
Baschurch, Bomere Heath, Whittington, Morda and Pant have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 36% of Ruyton-XI-Towns’ homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £195,000, semi-detached houses £247,000 and detached houses £353,997. Private rents in the Shropshire council area averaged £823 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Ruyton-XI-Towns is £2,474 for 2026–27, more than in 58% 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.
Village in Shropshire, England
Ruyton-XI-Towns is a built-up area of 952 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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