Shawbury’s story
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Shawbury’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ShawburyShropshire
With 1,962 residents, it is a village in Shropshire, West Midlands.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Brian Deegan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,962
Census 2021 · Shropshire council
Median home
£230K
57 sales in 3 years
Median age
37.5
17% are 65+ · Shropshire 21%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
25%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Shawbury a good place to live?
Homes are affordable (A−): homes sell for a median £230,000, about 4.6 times local household income. Schools do well: primary results beat 78% of towns in England. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for health and B for jobs & income. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Shawbury is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Shawbury stand out
The 2 things Shawbury does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Mary the Virgin; 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: fewer than in 93% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
How Shawbury grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Shawbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingRent £823 a monthA−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 78% of towns in EnglandA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £56,561BOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 79.9 for men, 82.8 for womenB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →Outdoors30% live within 400 m of a park; 2.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life3.1 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shawbury.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Fewer people aged 16 to 64 in Shawbury claim unemployment benefits than in Shropshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1.3%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of commuters who live in Shawbury also work there. Jobs per working resident: 1.1. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 34%, below both Shropshire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how a quarter of commuters travelled at the census.
25%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving73%
On foot14%
Bicycle9%
Bus1%
34%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 90% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
SchoolsA−
School results in Shawbury are better than in 82% of towns in England
Below is its only school. 67% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 226 pupils attend Shawbury’s one primary school.
A−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 226 | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade A−
Social housing is more common in Shawbury than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns, at 21% of households
22% rent privately, above Shropshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Home ownership stands at 56% of households. Behind the median of £230,000: 57 standard sales inside Shawbury’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
£230Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Shawbury£230K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £212,000 | 25 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 8 |
56%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£823
average private rent a month, Shropshire council area
£2,469
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
Shawbury records less burglary and damage per resident than Shropshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.3 per 1,000 a year
Reported offences in Shawbury came to 83 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 13. 61% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. For its size, Shawbury records more crime per resident than nearly two thirds of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
24violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 35% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual51
Other theft10
Damage & arson7
Public order6
Shoplifting4
Burglary3
Drugs1
Weapons1
Anti-social13
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.
24
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
83
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.
History
1 Grade I buildings among Shawbury’s 14 listed
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 12%. Shawbury’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Relative to its size, Shawbury keeps 71 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, close to Shropshire’s towns (75) and above England’s towns (39).
14listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II13
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Mary the Virgin Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
71
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Shawbury live with a disability than in Shropshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 15%
One GP practice serves the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 85% of Shawbury’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Shropshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.3% of the town. The nearest A&E to Shawbury is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 7.9 miles away.
85%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Shawbury | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
79.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Who lives here
A town of families: 18% of people in Shawbury are under 15, more than in Shropshire’s towns and across England’s towns
17% of residents are 65 or over. The age that splits Shawbury in two is 37.5. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, about level with Shropshire’s towns (29%) and below England’s towns (34%).
37.5median age
ShawburyShropshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar24%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shawbury | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Shawbury
15pages on Shawbury
The big questions
SafetyB24 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £230K · rent £823 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street White Lodge ParkSchoolsA−1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 79.9 (men), 82.8 (women)Work & commuteB57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Shawbury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Bomere HeathWemShrewsburyPreesBaschurchPrees Higher HeathBayston HillShawbury
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawbury | 1,962 | — | — | A− | B | B− |
| Bomere Heath | 1,364 | 5.3 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Wem | 6,287 | 5.4 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Shrewsbury | 76,013 | 6.4 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Prees | 1,013 | 7.5 | — | B+ | B | B+ |
| Baschurch | 2,007 | 8.2 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Prees Higher Heath | 1,226 | 8.8 | — | B | A | B |
| Bayston Hill | 5,221 | 9.3 | A | B | A+ | B |
Bomere Heath, Prees, Baschurch and Prees Higher Heath have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Shawbury
How many listed buildings are there in Shawbury?
That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Are schools in Shawbury good?
Primary results beat 78% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Shropshire council.
Does Shawbury flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Shawbury
Village in Shropshire, England
Shawbury is a built-up area of 1,962 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
- 1,962 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002278
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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