Belle Vue
vs Radbrook
Belle Vue has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Radbrook. Homes in Radbrook sold for a median of £332,500, 23% above Belle Vue. Radbrook has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Belle Vue has 4,055 residents in 2,025 households; Radbrook has 3,861 in 1,684. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 23%). Belle Vue has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 13.4 percentage points more than Radbrook (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Belle Vue (35%) and detached houses in Radbrook (54%). Radbrook has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 12.7 percentage points more than Belle Vue (Shropshire: 69%). Belle Vue has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 8.8 percentage points more than Radbrook (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,000 in Belle Vue and £332,500 in Radbrook, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Radbrook has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 18.1 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 60 in Radbrook. The typical postcode is 355 m from the nearest school in Belle Vue and 349 m in Radbrook. The typical postcode is 1,255 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Belle Vue and 2,556 m in Radbrook. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Belle Vue and 88% in Radbrook.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Belle Vue and 21 in Radbrook, 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.
Radbrook is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 3,861 people in 1,684 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £332,500 over the past two years, 21% above the Shropshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Belle Vue and Radbrook next to other wards of Shropshire.