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Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange neighbourhood of Shropshire, England (ONS area Shropshire 015). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SY1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SY1 3NA.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Shropshire

Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Shropshire (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 3 falling of 21). Houses here typically resell for £210,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Shropshire (1.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Shrewsbury, is 2.6 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

£210,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.08; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,000

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.9 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

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange sits in Shropshire

  • Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire
  • Average household income: 3rd 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 Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange

House prices: Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange against Shropshire: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £214k (2026); Shropshire £54k (1995) to £285k (2026).£76k£254k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£214kShropshire£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

4 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Shropshire, 3 the other way and 14 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

  • Recent price momentum
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Recorded crime
  • Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Shrewsbury Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Transport for Wales to Birmingham New Street (58 to 68 min); Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (108 to 121 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 Grange Primary School 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Shrewsbury Academy 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jan 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 Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange

What is the typical house price in Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange?

£210,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.

How does Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange compare with the rest of Shropshire?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Shropshire.

Is Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange an affluent area?

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

Is Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.08; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange?

Shrewsbury. Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Transport for Wales to Birmingham New Street (58 to 68 min); Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (108 to 121 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange?

Nearest state primary school. Grange Primary School. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Shrewsbury Academy. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jan 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.