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Highley
vs Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers

Highley has the younger population: 14% 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, 143% above Highley. Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Shropshire with Highley highlighted
Highley
118 postcodes
Map of Shropshire with Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers highlighted
Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers
334 postcodes
Map of Shropshire
Shropshire
city average

People

Highley has 4,161 residents in 1,819 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%, 9.4 percentage points more than Highley (Shropshire: 25%). Highley has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.2 percentage points more than Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers (Shropshire: 30%).

4,161Residents (2021)
3,536Residents (2021)
323,606Residents (2021)
1,819Households
1,537Households
139,579Households
14.1%Aged 15–29
11.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
27.1%Aged 65 and over
36.5%Aged 65 and over
25.4%Aged 65 and over
28.7%Living alone
24.5%Living alone
29.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Highley and 62% in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 11.4 percentage points more than Highley (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 £202,000 in Highley and £490,000 in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers, against £275,495 across Shropshire.

£202,000Median sale price
£490,000Median sale price
£275,495Median sale price
69.0%Owner-occupied
80.4%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
15.1%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
14.7%Social renting
3.8%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
37.3%Detached houses
61.6%Detached houses
41.0%Detached houses
32.0%Semi-detached houses
14.9%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
22.9%Terraced houses
3.7%Terraced houses
15.8%Terraced houses
1.6%Flats
0.5%Flats
6.1%Flats

Surroundings

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 16.5 percentage points more than Highley (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Highley, and 2 in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. The typical postcode is 590 m from the nearest school in Highley and 2,008 m in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. The typical postcode is 907 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Highley and 8,477 m in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Highley and 43% in Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers.

11.5%Green space within 500 m
28.0%Green space within 500 m
23.1%Green space within 500 m
25Services within 15 min (median)
2Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
590 mNearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
907 mNearest tram or rail (median)
8.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,037Postcodes in flood risk areas
82.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
42.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

58Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
40Recorded 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.

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.

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers

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.

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