Bagley
vs Castlefields & Ditherington
Castlefields & Ditherington has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Bagley. Homes in Bagley sold for a median of £240,000, 7% above Castlefields & Ditherington. Castlefields & Ditherington has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Bagley has 4,784 residents in 2,152 households; Castlefields & Ditherington has 4,684 in 2,199. Bagley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 4.2 percentage points more than Castlefields & Ditherington (Shropshire: 25%). Castlefields & Ditherington has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 8.9 percentage points more than Bagley (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Bagley and 36% in Castlefields & Ditherington. Bagley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 21.9 percentage points more than Castlefields & Ditherington (Shropshire: 69%). Castlefields & Ditherington has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 3.4 percentage points more than Bagley (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £240,000 in Bagley and £225,000 in Castlefields & Ditherington, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (21% and 21%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bagley, and 120 in Castlefields & Ditherington. The typical postcode is 352 m from the nearest school in Bagley and 372 m in Castlefields & Ditherington. The typical postcode is 1,618 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bagley and 976 m in Castlefields & Ditherington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Bagley and 96% in Castlefields & Ditherington.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 21 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bagley and 96 in Castlefields & Ditherington, against 59 across Shropshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Bagley is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,784 people in 2,152 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Shropshire median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Shropshire average.
Castlefields & Ditherington is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,684 people in 2,199 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Shropshire median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Bagley and Castlefields & Ditherington next to other wards of Shropshire.