Cleobury Mortimer
vs Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers
Cleobury Mortimer has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. Homes in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers sold for a median of £490,000, 85% above Cleobury Mortimer. Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 23%).
People
Cleobury Mortimer has 4,043 residents in 1,742 households; Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has 3,536 in 1,537. Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 37%, 10.5 percentage points more than Cleobury Mortimer (Shropshire: 25%). Cleobury Mortimer has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 1.8 percentage points more than Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Cleobury Mortimer and 62% in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 9.1 percentage points more than Cleobury Mortimer (Shropshire: 69%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Cleobury Mortimer and £490,000 in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 4.9 percentage points more than Cleobury Mortimer (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cleobury Mortimer, and 2 in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. The typical postcode is 1,195 m from the nearest school in Cleobury Mortimer and 2,008 m in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. The typical postcode is 10,022 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cleobury Mortimer and 8,477 m in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 30% of premises in Cleobury Mortimer and 43% in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cleobury Mortimer and 40 in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers, 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.
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.
Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 3,536 people in 1,537 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £490,000 over the past two years, 78% above the Shropshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Cleobury Mortimer and Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers next to other wards of Shropshire.