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Craven Arms & Broadstone: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Craven Arms & Broadstone neighbourhood of Shropshire, England (ONS area Shropshire 036). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes DY14, SY6, SY7, SY8, SY9, TF13, WV16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SY8 2DB.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Shropshire

Craven Arms & Broadstone is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Shropshire (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Shropshire (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Craven Arms, is 6.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£325,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.03; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Craven Arms & Broadstone sits in Shropshire

  • Typical house price: 12th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire
  • Average household income: 12th lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Craven Arms & Broadstone

House prices: Craven Arms & Broadstone against Shropshire: This neighbourhood £57k (1995) to £320k (2026); Shropshire £54k (1995) to £285k (2026).£95k£338k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£320kShropshire£285k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Shropshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Shropshire, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Craven Arms Railway station, 6.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 99 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 106 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Corvedale CofE Primary School 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Craven Arms & Broadstone

What is the typical house price in Craven Arms & Broadstone?

£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

How does Craven Arms & Broadstone compare with the rest of Shropshire?

Typical house price: 12th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire. Average household income: 12th lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire.

Is Craven Arms & Broadstone an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Craven Arms & Broadstone gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.03; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Craven Arms & Broadstone?

Craven Arms. Railway station, 6.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 99 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 106 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Craven Arms & Broadstone?

Nearest state primary school. Corvedale CofE Primary School. 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.