Minsterley
Minsterley is a village in Shropshire, England, with a population of around 1,532. It has around 1 restaurant or café and 1 bus stop. There were around 16 recorded street crimes 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 Minsterley 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
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
- 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
20°CCloudy
- Today: 24° / 16° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:31
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · July 2026▼ 47% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Burglary3
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Shrewsbury Rural West · West Mercia
Local policing priorities
- Issue : Anti Social Behaviour You said : This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community concerns.
- Issue : Road Safety You said : This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community 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
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Church Stretton (14.2 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: 22 kW
- Nearest: Stiperstones Inn Car Park (4.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- 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
- 21 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
Julia Buckley
Labour
Shrewsbury
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,950 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £29,315 avg
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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
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 18% · Imports 4%
201 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Shrewsbury:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership534 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office340 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership337 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s291 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test220 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Minsterley railway station · 0.2 kmMinsterley railway station was a terminus station in Minsterley, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed to passengers in 1951. The Minsterley station site has been used as a meat processing fac…
Minsterley · 0.4 kmMinsterley is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. In the 2011 census, its population was 1,777. Minsterley lies one mile south-west of Pontesbury and 10 miles south-west of Shrewsbury. East from Minster…
Malehurst · 1.6 kmMalehurst is a hamlet in Shropshire, England between the large villages of Pontesbury and Minsterley and north of the small village of Asterley. It is within the civil parish of Pontesbury.
Asterley · 1.9 kmAsterley is a village in Shropshire, England. Its name, derived from Old English, means "the eastern clearing in the forest".
Poles Coppice countryside site · 1.9 kmPoles Coppice countryside site is an area of ancient oak woodland with disused quarry workings, located around 0.5 miles (1 km) south of Pontesbury, Shropshire. It is managed by Shropshire Council as a picnic spot and…
- Granham's Moor Quarry · 2.2 km
Granham's Moor Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shropshire, England. It is located 1 km southeast of Minsterley within Eastridge Woods. This site of considerable geological importance because…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Minsterley?
- Minsterley is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Shropshire local authority.
- What is the population of Minsterley?
- Minsterley has an approximate settlement population of 1,532.
- How deprived is Minsterley?
- The Shropshire local authority, which includes Minsterley, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.