Porthill
vs Quarry & Coton Hill
Quarry & Coton Hill has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Porthill. Homes in Porthill sold for a median of £375,000, 69% above Quarry & Coton Hill. Porthill has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 24%).
People
Porthill has 5,434 residents in 2,204 households; Quarry & Coton Hill has 4,270 in 2,177. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 20%). Quarry & Coton Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 46%, 12.2 percentage points more than Porthill (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Porthill (33%) and flats in Quarry & Coton Hill (29%). Porthill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 26.4 percentage points more than Quarry & Coton Hill (Shropshire: 69%). Quarry & Coton Hill has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 25.8 percentage points more than Porthill (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £375,000 in Porthill and £222,500 in Quarry & Coton Hill, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Porthill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 3.9 percentage points more than Quarry & Coton Hill (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 286 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Porthill, and 330 in Quarry & Coton Hill. The typical postcode is 384 m from the nearest school in Porthill and 490 m in Quarry & Coton Hill. The typical postcode is 1,232 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Porthill and 626 m in Quarry & Coton Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Porthill and 57% in Quarry & Coton Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Porthill and 367 in Quarry & Coton Hill, 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.
Porthill is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 5,434 people in 2,204 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 36% above the Shropshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the Shropshire average.
Quarry & Coton Hill is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,270 people in 2,177 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 19% below the Shropshire median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Porthill and Quarry & Coton Hill next to other wards of Shropshire.