Churchstoke
Churchstoke is a village in Shropshire, England. It has 1 supermarket, around 2 restaurants and cafés, and there were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Churchstoke area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Shropshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 323,606 residents at roughly 101 people per km².
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Ludlow
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 101st of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°CLight rain shower
- Today: 21° / 15° · 68% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:34
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 75% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Churchstoke · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- High volume of thefts from shops in Newtown. High visibility patrols will be conducted to deter shoplifting and to identify those respons…
- Concerns have been raised about the use of E-Scooters and Scrambler bikes in Trehafren Fields, Vaynor and Dolerw Park Newtown. Officers w…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
389 reported road collisions (2024)
135 killed or seriously injured · 528 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Welshpool (14.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£284,036 average▲ 4.9% YoY
Across Shropshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£819 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY
- 1 bed £605
- 2 bed £765
- 3 bed £949
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Midcounties Co-Operative-Churchstoke (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
323,606 residents in Shropshire · 101/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 165 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,528 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 152,270)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
185 schools · 43,666 pupils
127 primary · 19 secondary · 39 other
Ofsted: 55 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
151inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bridgnorth Endowed SchoolGood
- Lakelands AcademyGood
- Mary Webb School and Science CollegeGood
- Meole Brace SchoolGood
- Sir John Talbot's SchoolGood
- The Marches SchoolGood
- The Priory SchoolGood
- The Thomas Adams SchoolGood
- Shrewsbury AcademyRequires improvement
- The Grove SchoolRequires improvement
- The Lacon Childe SchoolRequires improvement
- William Brookes SchoolRequires improvement
- Belvidere School
- Church Stretton School
- Idsall School
- Ludlow Church of England School
- Oldbury Wells School
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle
- The Corbet School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Shropshire
Care & health services
359 CQC-registered services
- Care homes118
- GP practices46
- Dentists77
- Homecare agencies87
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Shropshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
528 applications decided
88.4% granted · 467 granted, 61 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 4
- Con 7
- LD 40
- Grn 4
- Ref 15
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,950 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Physics Tutoring Job in Church Stoke – Flexible Schedule, Dog sitting - Looking for a dog sitter near welshpool wales, Become a Physics Tutor in Church Stoke – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,151 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 154,677 certificates
17.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 63 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Notable places nearby
- The Lack, Brompton · 0.5 km
The Lack is a Grade II* listed building, formerly in the historic parish of Churchstoke but now in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton in Shropshire. It is likely to have been built in the latter part of the 16th cen…
St Nicholas Church, Churchstoke · 0.8 kmSt Nicholas's Church, formerly called St Mary's Church until 1881, is a Church of England parish church in Churchstoke, Powys, Wales. The church's current building is largely the result of 19th-century reconstruction,…
Churchstoke · 0.9 kmChurchstoke is a village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Located in the southeast of the Vale of Montgomery, it is overlooked by Todleth Hill, Roundton Hill and Corndon Hill. The rivers…
Brompton and Rhiston · 1.3 kmBrompton and Rhiston is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in Shropshire, England. Brompton and Rhiston continues as a parish ward within the new civil parish, returning two councillor…
Brompton, Shropshire · 1.6 kmBrompton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A489 between Church Stoke and Newtown at its junction with the B4385. The hamlet is notable for the fact that it is impossible to reach any other settlement…
Old Church Stoke · 1.6 kmOld Church Stoke is a village in the community of Churchstoke in Powys, Wales. Until 1974 it was in the county of Montgomeryshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Churchstoke?
- Churchstoke is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Shropshire local authority.
- How deprived is Churchstoke?
- The Shropshire local authority, which includes Churchstoke, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.