Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 629 residents, it is a village in Shropshire, West Midlands.
Westbury has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 2% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 13 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 22% of residents.
The 3 things Westbury does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Westbury’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
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 Westbury.
The median resident of Westbury is 46.8 years old. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with Shropshire’s towns (21%) and above England’s towns (18%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Westbury | Shropshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Shropshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over one in ten commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Shropshire’s towns (2.4%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Jobs per working resident: 0.3.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median sale price was £325K, above both Shropshire’s towns (£260K) and England’s towns (£308K). Private rents average £823 a month across the Shropshire council area. The owner-occupied share of households is 58%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £352,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Westbury logged 23 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 2 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violent crime ran at 28.1 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Shropshire’s towns (25.4) and England’s towns (22). Of all the crimes, 78% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.6% of the town. The nearest A&E to Westbury is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 7 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 79% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Westbury | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Scaled to its population, that is 207 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Westbury. Of the town’s land, 46% lies in conservation areas, above both Shropshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Westbury. Best known first.
CastleCaus Castle2.1 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWattlesborough Castle2.7 km outside town, to the north
CastleAlberbury Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury | 629 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 3.1 | — | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Pontesbury | 1,968 | 3.3 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Hanwood | 1,257 | 5.7 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Bayston Hill | 5,221 | 7.7 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Four Crosses | 1,469 | 7.7 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 8 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 8.4 | — | B | A | B+ |
Minsterley, Pontesbury, Hanwood, Four Crosses and Guilsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.5 times the typical UK town for its size. 36% of Westbury’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £230,000 and detached houses £352,500.
Village in Shropshire, England
Westbury is a built-up area of 629 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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