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Belle Vue
vs Quarry & Coton Hill

Quarry & Coton Hill has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Belle Vue. Homes in Belle Vue sold for a median of £270,000, 21% above Quarry & Coton Hill. Quarry & Coton Hill has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Shropshire with Belle Vue highlighted
Belle Vue
152 postcodes
Map of Shropshire with Quarry & Coton Hill highlighted
Quarry & Coton Hill
242 postcodes
Map of Shropshire
Shropshire
city average

People

Belle Vue has 4,055 residents in 2,025 households; Quarry & Coton Hill has 4,270 in 2,177. Belle Vue has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.7 percentage points more than Quarry & Coton Hill (Shropshire: 25%). Quarry & Coton Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 46%, 3.1 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 30%).

4,055Residents (2021)
4,270Residents (2021)
323,606Residents (2021)
2,025Households
2,177Households
139,579Households
14.0%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 65 and over
20.4%Aged 65 and over
25.4%Aged 65 and over
43.2%Living alone
46.3%Living alone
29.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Belle Vue (35%) and flats in Quarry & Coton Hill (29%). Belle Vue has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 22.5 percentage points more than Quarry & Coton Hill (Shropshire: 69%). Quarry & Coton Hill has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 21.4 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,000 in Belle Vue and £222,500 in Quarry & Coton Hill, against £275,495 across Shropshire.

£270,000Median sale price
£222,500Median sale price
£275,495Median sale price
63.3%Owner-occupied
40.8%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
26.6%Private renting
48.0%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
9.9%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
14.5%Detached houses
5.0%Detached houses
41.0%Detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
18.0%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
34.5%Terraced houses
26.3%Terraced houses
15.8%Terraced houses
13.6%Flats
28.8%Flats
6.1%Flats

Surroundings

Quarry & Coton Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 13.6 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 330 in Quarry & Coton Hill. The typical postcode is 355 m from the nearest school in Belle Vue and 490 m in Quarry & Coton Hill. The typical postcode is 1,255 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Belle Vue and 626 m in Quarry & Coton Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Belle Vue and 57% in Quarry & Coton Hill.

10.2%Green space within 500 m
23.8%Green space within 500 m
23.1%Green space within 500 m
282Services within 15 min (median)
330Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
355 mNearest school (median)
490 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
626 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
46Postcodes in flood risk areas
60Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,037Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
57.1%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 367 in Quarry & Coton Hill, 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
367Recorded 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.

Quarry & Coton Hill

Quarry & Coton Hill is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,270 people in 2,177 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 19% below the Shropshire median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Shropshire average.

More comparisons.

Belle Vue and Quarry & Coton Hill next to other wards of Shropshire.

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