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Belle Vue
vs Porthill

Porthill has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Belle Vue. Homes in Porthill sold for a median of £375,000, 39% above Belle Vue. Porthill has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Shropshire with Belle Vue highlighted
Belle Vue
152 postcodes
Map of Shropshire with Porthill highlighted
Porthill
165 postcodes
Map of Shropshire
Shropshire
city average

People

Belle Vue has 4,055 residents in 2,025 households; Porthill has 5,434 in 2,204. Belle Vue has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.3 percentage points more than Porthill (Shropshire: 25%). Belle Vue has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 9.1 percentage points more than Porthill (Shropshire: 30%).

4,055Residents (2021)
5,434Residents (2021)
323,606Residents (2021)
2,025Households
2,204Households
139,579Households
14.0%Aged 15–29
19.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 65 and over
20.8%Aged 65 and over
25.4%Aged 65 and over
43.2%Living alone
34.1%Living alone
29.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Belle Vue (35%) and semi-detached houses in Porthill (33%). Porthill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 3.9 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 69%). Belle Vue has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 4.4 percentage points more than Porthill (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,000 in Belle Vue and £375,000 in Porthill, against £275,495 across Shropshire.

£270,000Median sale price
£375,000Median sale price
£275,495Median sale price
63.3%Owner-occupied
67.2%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
26.6%Private renting
22.2%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
9.8%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
14.5%Detached houses
26.3%Detached houses
41.0%Detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
33.1%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
34.5%Terraced houses
18.1%Terraced houses
15.8%Terraced houses
13.6%Flats
16.1%Flats
6.1%Flats

Surroundings

Porthill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 17.5 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 286 in Porthill. The typical postcode is 355 m from the nearest school in Belle Vue and 384 m in Porthill. The typical postcode is 1,255 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Belle Vue and 1,232 m in Porthill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Belle Vue and 86% in Porthill.

10.2%Green space within 500 m
27.7%Green space within 500 m
23.1%Green space within 500 m
282Services within 15 min (median)
286Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
355 mNearest school (median)
384 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
46Postcodes in flood risk areas
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,037Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Belle Vue and 40 in Porthill, 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.

55Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
40Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
59Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Porthill

Porthill is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 5,434 people in 2,204 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 36% above the Shropshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the Shropshire average.

More comparisons.

Belle Vue and Porthill next to other wards of Shropshire.

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