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Myddle

Myddle is a village in Shropshire, England, with a population of around 349. The nearest railway station is Yorton, 3.3 km away, and there were around 4 recorded street crimes 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 Myddle 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

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 19° / 9° · 69% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:36

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 200% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Wem Town and Rural · 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.
  • Rural Crime - 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

5 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Yorton (3.3 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Yorton (3.3 km):

Loading live departures…

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: 167.9p · Morrisons (9.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (8.8 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Soulton Hall (6.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • 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)

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 10 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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

17,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 80% · Nuclear 14% · Solar 6% · Biomass 0%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

  • Myddle · 0.1 km

    Myddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill, in the Shropshire Council district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about 10 miles north of S…

  • Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill · 0.2 km

    Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,333.

  • Harmer Hill · 1.8 km

    Harmer Hill is a village in Shropshire, England located on the A528 south of Wem and north of Shrewsbury.

  • Alderton, Shropshire · 2.4 km

    Alderton is a village in the civil parish of Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill, in Shropshire, England.

  • Burlton · 2.5 km

    Burlton is a village in Shropshire, England.

  • Sleap Airfield · 2.9 km

    Sleap Airfield is located 10 NM north of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Myddle?
Myddle is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Shropshire local authority.
What is the population of Myddle?
Myddle has an approximate settlement population of 349.
How deprived is Myddle?
The Shropshire local authority, which includes Myddle, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.