Bridgnorth East
vs Brown Clee
Brown Clee has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Bridgnorth East. Homes in Brown Clee sold for a median of £405,000, 56% above Bridgnorth East. Bridgnorth East has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Bridgnorth East has 4,062 residents in 1,890 households; Brown Clee has 4,499 in 1,730. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (28% and 28%). Bridgnorth East has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 12 percentage points more than Brown Clee (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Bridgnorth East (35%) and detached houses in Brown Clee (63%). Brown Clee has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 1.6 percentage points more than Bridgnorth East (Shropshire: 69%). Brown Clee has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 6.9 percentage points more than Bridgnorth East (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Bridgnorth East and £405,000 in Brown Clee, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Bridgnorth East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 1.6 percentage points more than Brown Clee (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 117 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bridgnorth East, and 2 in Brown Clee. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Bridgnorth East and 2,550 m in Brown Clee. The typical postcode is 487 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bridgnorth East and 5,529 m in Brown Clee. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Bridgnorth East and 38% in Brown Clee.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bridgnorth East and 31 in Brown Clee, 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.
Bridgnorth East is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,062 people in 1,890 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Shropshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Shropshire average.
Brown Clee is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,499 people in 1,730 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £405,000 over the past two years, 47% above the Shropshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Bridgnorth East and Brown Clee next to other wards of Shropshire.