Compare

Bridgnorth West

Middle area

South east Shropshire. 5,590 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Bridgnorth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£276,500
Joint 3,309th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,658
Joint 2,334th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bridgnorth West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgnorth West at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences108
Other crime56
Criminal damage and arson28
Anti-social behaviour24
Burglary12
Shoplifting11
Vehicle crime11
Drug offences10
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bridgnorth West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bridgnorth WestMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from £205,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £280,000. Bridgnorth West is £276,500.
£276,50019th cheapest
Population39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 5,452 to 12,588. The middle area is 8,183. Bridgnorth West is 5,658.
5,6583rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 83.0%. Bridgnorth West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Shropshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 20.8% to 99.0%. The middle area is 76.2%. Bridgnorth West is 89.1%.
89.1%14th highest

Is Bridgnorth West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgnorth West at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bridgnorth West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (108), other crime (56) and criminal damage and arson (28).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Shropshire

These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Bridgnorth West alone. See Shropshire

Average house price
£277,521
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bridgnorth West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bridgnorth West was £276,500 in 2025.

Bridgnorth West had 5,658 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Bridgnorth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bridgnorth West, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.