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Cleobury Mortimer
vs Highley

Cleobury Mortimer has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Highley. Homes in Cleobury Mortimer sold for a median of £265,000, 31% above Highley. Cleobury Mortimer has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Shropshire with Cleobury Mortimer highlighted
Cleobury Mortimer
192 postcodes
Map of Shropshire with Highley highlighted
Highley
118 postcodes
Map of Shropshire
Shropshire
city average

People

Cleobury Mortimer has 4,043 residents in 1,742 households; Highley has 4,161 in 1,819. Highley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 1.1 percentage points more than Cleobury Mortimer (Shropshire: 25%). Highley has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.4 percentage points more than Cleobury Mortimer (Shropshire: 30%).

4,043Residents (2021)
4,161Residents (2021)
323,606Residents (2021)
1,742Households
1,819Households
139,579Households
14.6%Aged 15–29
14.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.0%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Aged 65 and over
25.4%Aged 65 and over
26.3%Living alone
28.7%Living alone
29.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Cleobury Mortimer and 37% in Highley. Cleobury Mortimer has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 2.3 percentage points more than Highley (Shropshire: 69%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Cleobury Mortimer and £202,000 in Highley, against £275,495 across Shropshire.

£265,000Median sale price
£202,000Median sale price
£275,495Median sale price
71.3%Owner-occupied
69.0%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
14.9%Private renting
15.1%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
13.3%Social renting
14.7%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
44.8%Detached houses
37.3%Detached houses
41.0%Detached houses
31.6%Semi-detached houses
32.0%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
15.3%Terraced houses
22.9%Terraced houses
15.8%Terraced houses
2.6%Flats
1.6%Flats
6.1%Flats

Surroundings

Cleobury Mortimer has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 11.6 percentage points more than Highley (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cleobury Mortimer, and 25 in Highley. The typical postcode is 1,195 m from the nearest school in Cleobury Mortimer and 590 m in Highley. The typical postcode is 10,022 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cleobury Mortimer and 907 m in Highley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 30% of premises in Cleobury Mortimer and 82% in Highley.

23.1%Green space within 500 m
11.5%Green space within 500 m
23.1%Green space within 500 m
7Services within 15 min (median)
25Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
590 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
10.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
907 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,037Postcodes in flood risk areas
29.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cleobury Mortimer and 58 in Highley, 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.

32Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
58Recorded 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.

Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,043 people in 1,742 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Shropshire median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Shropshire average.

Highley

Highley is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,161 people in 1,819 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £202,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Shropshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the Shropshire average.

More comparisons.

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