Hinstock
Hinstock is a village in Shropshire, England, with a population of around 861. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hinstock area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Shropshire area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 323,606 residents at roughly 101 people per km².
- Council
- Shropshire
- County
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 100th 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
9°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 4° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:37
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
337 reported road collisions (2025)
121 killed or seriously injured · 479 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£277,521 average▼ 0.9% YoY
Across Shropshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£823 average monthly rent▲ 4.3% YoY
- 1 bed £608
- 2 bed £768
- 3 bed £953
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
4,264 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Queen Street Car Park, Frogmore Road 1 (7.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,727
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK13,220
- Net moves+2,507
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 154 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
151 inspected 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
360 CQC-registered services
- Care homes117
- GP practices48
- Dentists77
- Homecare agencies87
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Shropshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
531 applications decided
88.3% granted · 469 granted, 62 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mark Pritchard
Conservative
The Wrekin
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- NoCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 4
- Con 7
- LD 41
- Grn 4
- Ref 15
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
18,080 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
Grid electricity
42% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Nuclear 19% · Wind 16% · Solar 5%
217 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in TF9
- Tern Hill Medical Centre
- Market Drayton Medical Practice
- Hodnet Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in The Wrekin:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills234 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK194 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth174 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND166 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks149 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby

- Quarry Wood, Hinstock · 0.9 km
Quarry Wood nature reserve is a 7-acre (28,000 m2) woodland on the west side of the A41 road at Hinstock in Shropshire that is managed by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. Oak, birch and occasional hornbeam grow alongsid…

Goldstone, Shropshire · 2.2 kmGoldstone is a small hamlet in eastern Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Cheswardine. It lies in an isolated rural area north of Hinstock and Ellerton, around 5 miles (8 km) south of the nearest town, Market…
Ellerton, Shropshire · 2.5 kmEllerton is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in a rather isolated rural area several miles north of the town of Newport, close to the village of Sambrook, and is part of the civil parish of Cheswardine.…
Sambrook, Shropshire · 3.0 kmSambrook is a small village in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, where it is part of the civil parish of Chetwynd, north of the town of Newport. To the north is the small hamlet of Ellerton, with Howle to the west…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hinstock?
- Hinstock is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Shropshire local authority.
- What is the population of Hinstock?
- Hinstock has an approximate settlement population of 861.
- How deprived is Hinstock?
- The Shropshire local authority, which includes Hinstock, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.