Oldbury (Shropshire)

19°CCloudy

• Today: 20° / 10° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:34

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

61 reported · July 2026▲ 30% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences26
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Vehicle crime4
• Drugs3

2 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Bridgnorth · West Mercia

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

389 reported road collisions (2024)

135 killed or seriously injured · 528 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

124 food businesses within 2 miles

• 115 rated 4–5 ★ (97 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bridgnorth (0.7 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£284,036 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Shropshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · ESSO (1.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (1.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Listley Street South Car Park 1 (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

323,606 residents in Shropshire · 101/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Shropshire

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 254 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

528 applications decided

88.4% granted · 467 granted, 61 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Stuart Anderson

Conservative

South Shropshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 4
• Con 7
• LD 40
• Grn 4
• Ref 15
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés38

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

17,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

8 jobs advertised · £30,616 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Traffic Banksman, SEMH Teaching Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 67% · Solar 15% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 2%

10 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Shropshire:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office432 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership372 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership330 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills278 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Oldbury, Shropshire · 0.0 km

  Oldbury is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bridgnorth, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

• Oldbury Wells School · 0.6 km

  Oldbury Wells School is a coeducational secondary school located in Bridgnorth, England. having 800 pupils. The school's motto is "Aspire, Enjoy, Achieve."

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  Bridgnorth railway station · 0.7 km

  Bridgnorth railway station is a station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line, serving the Shropshire town of Bridgnorth, England. It is currently the northern terminus of the SVR, home to the main engine shed an…

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  Bridgnorth Castle · 0.8 km

  Bridgnorth Castle is a castle in the town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire. It is a scheduled monument, first listed in 1928.

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  Daniels Mill, Shropshire · 0.8 km

  Daniels Mill is a working water mill used for milling flour, located near Bridgnorth in the English county of Shropshire. The mill has the largest cast iron waterwheel in England, spanning a 38 feet (12 m) diameter.

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  Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth · 0.9 km

  The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, is a parish Church in the Church of England, standing in East Castle Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. It is a grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)