Sheet’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Sheet’s built-up area.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SheetShropshire
A village of 175 in Shropshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
175
Census 2021 · Shropshire council
Median home
£317K
30 sales in 3 years
Median age
56
30% are 65+ · Shropshire 21%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sheet a good place to live?
Sheet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Sheet stand out
The 3 things Sheet does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 4.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
41% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Own outright
Housing
61% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Ludlow Castle and 2 more in and around Sheet
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sheet. Best known first.
CastleLudlow Castle1.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumShropshire Museums' Collections Centre1.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumLudlow Museum1.6 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sheet.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Sheet walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Shropshire’s towns or England’s towns: 13%
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.
On this, Sheet is below both Shropshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (27%). 83% of commuters drove to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
41%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
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
Sheet is a town of owners: 81% of households own their home, above Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Sheet comes above both Shropshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 0% of households live in social housing.
£317Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sheet£317K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £345,000 | 21 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 9 |
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
£823
average private rent a month, Shropshire council area
£2,423
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
Violent crime runs high in Sheet: 55.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
For Sheet, that is above both Shropshire’s towns (25.4) and England’s towns (22). Homes see 28.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 14 crimes inside Sheet’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour.
55.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Public order1
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
55.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
28.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
30.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Just 2.3% of people in Sheet say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
Sheet sits below both Shropshire’s towns (5.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%) on this measure. The nearest A&E to Sheet is The County Hospital, 21.2 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Sheet | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
79.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
2 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Sheet has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 7% of its homes were built before 1919.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
7%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
114
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
Children make up only 11% of Sheet, fewer than in Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
That puts Sheet below both Shropshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. The median resident of Sheet is 56 years old.
56median age
SheetShropshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sheet | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sheet
13pages on Sheet
The big questions
Safety55.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £317K · rent £823 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Powys DriveSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 79.3 (men), 83.3 (women)Work & commute44% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Sheet’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LudlowTenbury WellsCraven ArmsCleobury MortimerLeominsterSheet
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ludlow | 10,037 | 1.1 | C | B+ | C | C+ |
| Tenbury Wells | 3,936 | 5.5 | B | B+ | C | B+ |
| Craven Arms | 2,563 | 8.2 | C+ | A− | C− | B− |
| Cleobury Mortimer | 2,963 | 8.8 | B− | B+ | B | B+ |
| Leominster | 11,206 | 9.9 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sheet
How many listed buildings are there in Sheet?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 4.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Sheet expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £317,475, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £220,000 and detached houses £345,000. Private rents in the Shropshire council area averaged £823 a month in August 2026.
Who lives in Sheet?
At the 2021 Census, 8.6% of Sheet’s 175 residents were 15 to 24 and 30% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Sheet
Village in Shropshire, England
Sheet is a built-up area of 175 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
- 175 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003103
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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