Ellesmere Urban
vs St Martin's
St Martin's has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Ellesmere Urban. Homes in St Martin's sold for a median of £256,750, 12% above Ellesmere Urban. Ellesmere Urban has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Ellesmere Urban has 4,415 residents in 2,019 households; St Martin's has 8,445 in 3,472. Ellesmere Urban has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 4.6 percentage points more than St Martin's (Shropshire: 25%). Ellesmere Urban has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 7.2 percentage points more than St Martin's (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Ellesmere Urban (38%) and detached houses in St Martin's (48%). St Martin's has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 3.4 percentage points more than Ellesmere Urban (Shropshire: 69%). Ellesmere Urban has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.9 percentage points more than St Martin's (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £229,950 in Ellesmere Urban and £256,750 in St Martin's, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (19% and 18%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ellesmere Urban, and 13 in St Martin's. The typical postcode is 385 m from the nearest school in Ellesmere Urban and 1,143 m in St Martin's. The typical postcode is 9,482 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ellesmere Urban and 4,006 m in St Martin's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Ellesmere Urban and 76% in St Martin's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 48 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ellesmere Urban and 48 in St Martin's, 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.
Ellesmere Urban is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,415 people in 2,019 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £229,950 over the past two years, 17% below the Shropshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Shropshire average.
St Martin's is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 8,445 people in 3,472 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £256,750 over the past two years, 7% below the Shropshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Ellesmere Urban and St Martin's next to other wards of Shropshire.