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Llanymynech

Llanymynech is a village in Shropshire, England, with a population of around 887. It has four restaurants or cafés, nine bus stops, the nearest railway station is Penygarreg Lane Halt, 2.3 km away, and the average sold house price is around £276,584. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llanymynech 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
North Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 101st of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.

Low crime84
Home affordability54
Affordable rents77
Good schools15
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation52
Employment78
Low council tax26

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

16°CMist

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 68% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast

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

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Theft from the person1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Oswestry Rural South · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Speeding: This is a priority for the next three months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.
  • Anti social Behaviour - This is a priority for the next three months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.

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

25 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 19 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Penygarreg Lane Halt (2.3 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gobowen (13.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£284,036 average 4.9% YoY

Across Shropshire · to 2026-06

Detached£426,931
Semi-detached£266,707
Terraced£212,188
Flat£138,283

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (9.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (9.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches11
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

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)

A £1,685
B £1,966
C £2,247
D £2,528
E £3,090
F £3,652
G £4,214
H £5,056

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

  • In a conservation area (Llanymynech Village and Heritage Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 17 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

Your MP

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat

North Shropshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

17,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Four Crosses (Staffordshire) – Flexible Schedule

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

Grid electricity

92% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 44% · Wind 40% · Biomass 8% · Gas 8%

39 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Shropshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Llanymynech · 0.2 km

    Llanymynech is a village and former civil parish straddling the border between Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about 9 miles (14 km) north of the Welsh town of Welshpool. The name is Welsh for "Llan of the Monk…

  • Llanymynech Heritage Area · 0.2 km

    Llanymynech Heritage Area is an historic former lime kiln, quarry and industrial site near the village of Llanymynech, Shropshire in the Welsh Marches. The site is adjacent to the A483 road and close to the Montgomery…

  • Llanymynech railway station · 0.3 km

    Llanymynech railway station was an important junction station on the Cambrian Railways mainline from Welshpool, Powys to Oswestry, Shropshire, serving the village of Llanymynech which is partly situated in Shropshire,…

  • Llanymynech and Pant · 0.4 km

    Llanymynech and Pant is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the parish is approximately 1,675.

  • Carreghofa Halt railway station · 0.9 km

    Carreghofa Halt railway station is a disused station in Carreghofa, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1938 and closed in 1965.

  • Llanfyllin Branch · 0.9 km

    The Llanfyllin Branch was a railway line extension of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway to access the limestone resources within the Llanfyllin area; it opened in 1863.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Llanymynech?
Llanymynech is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Shropshire local authority.
What is the population of Llanymynech?
Llanymynech has an approximate settlement population of 887.
How deprived is Llanymynech?
The Shropshire local authority, which includes Llanymynech, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.