Belle Vue
vs Meole
Meole has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Belle Vue. Homes in Meole sold for a median of £345,000, 28% above Belle Vue. Meole has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Belle Vue has 4,055 residents in 2,025 households; Meole has 4,389 in 1,831. Meole has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.1 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 25%). Belle Vue has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 16.1 percentage points more than Meole (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Belle Vue (35%) and semi-detached houses in Meole (42%). Meole has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 7.6 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 69%). Belle Vue has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 18.5 percentage points more than Meole (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,000 in Belle Vue and £345,000 in Meole, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Meole has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 12.1 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 282 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Belle Vue, and 57 in Meole. The typical postcode is 355 m from the nearest school in Belle Vue and 443 m in Meole. The typical postcode is 1,255 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Belle Vue and 2,795 m in Meole. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Belle Vue and 96% in Meole.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Belle Vue and 89 in Meole, 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.
Belle Vue is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,055 people in 2,025 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £270,000 over the past two years, in line with the Shropshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Shropshire average.
Meole is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,389 people in 1,831 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, 25% above the Shropshire median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Belle Vue and Meole next to other wards of Shropshire.