Shropshire vs Wrexham
A side-by-side comparison of the Shropshire and Wrexham local authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation. Deprivation uses IoD2025 for Shropshire and WIMD 2019 for Wrexham, so those two figures aren’t directly comparable.
In short: Shropshire is the more populous.
| Shropshire | Wrexham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,606 | 135,114 |
| Density | 101/km² | 268/km² |
| Deprivation | 1% in most-deprived 10% | 7% in most-deprived 10% |
| Council tax (Band D) | £2,528 | — |
| Schools Good/Outstanding | 79% | — |
| Aged under 16 | 16% | 18% |
| Aged 16–64 | 59% | 61% |
| Aged 65+ | 25% | 20% |