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About

Church Stretton sits in the Shropshire Hills AONB, in a valley between the Long Mynd and the Stiperstones. The town serves as a local centre with a compact high street of independent shops and cafes, a weekly market and a railway station on the Welsh Marches Line. Small galleries, a library and community venues support year-round activity, and bus and rail links connect the area with larger regional towns. Nearby settlements such as Little Stretton and All Stretton are commonly grouped together as The Strettons.

The landscape around Church Stretton frames many of the area’s routes and views. Carding Mill Valley, managed by the National Trust, is a frequent access point onto the Long Mynd plateau and its marked footpaths. The Stiperstones rise as a broken quartzite ridge with named rock features, including the formation called the Devil’s Chair, and old quarry scars. A network of lanes, bridleways and public footpaths links farmland, commons and ridgelines, making the town a practical base for walking, geology study and countryside access.

Area overview

On average Church Stretton has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 29 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 9.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Church Stretton is £53,094 per year. There are 3 schools in Church Stretton: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Church Stretton is home to around 5,752 people, with a population density of about 67.8 per km2.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
29
Deprivation level
4/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
9.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Church Stretton Population
5,752
Population density
67.8 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
14.95(-61%)
Other theft
4.69(-18%)
Anti-social behaviour
2.96(-73%)
Criminal damage and arson
2.09(-71%)
Public order
1.74(-71%)
West Midlands average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,491
95.46%
Other White
103
1.79%
Irish
45
0.78%
Other Asian
22
0.38%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
17
0.3%
Total population: 5,752

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,140
41.76%
Level 3 (A level)
768
14.99%
No qualifications
725
14.15%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
668
13.03%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
414
8.08%
Total 16+ residents: 5,125

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,621
59.25%
Owns with a mortgage
444
16.23%
Private landlord or letting agency
288
10.53%
Other social rented
247
9.03%
Other forms of private rent
68
2.49%
Total households: 2,736

Property prices in Church Stretton

Based on 87 recent sales, the median property price is £390,000 in Church Stretton area, with individual transactions ranging from £72,000 up to £980,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Church Stretton in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Church Stretton over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached50£527,500
Flats17£115,000
Semi-Detached16£351,000
Terraced4£248,170

10 years median price trend in Church Stretton

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Church Stretton.

All postcodes in Church Stretton

SY66EH

Willow Meadow

SY67AB

Sandford Avenue

SY67HG

Corvedale

SY66DP

Burway Road

SY67BQ

Watling Street South

SY66RD

Elms Paddock

SY66BX

High Street

SY66RB

Ludlow Road

SY67JD

Darby Court

SY66AE

Churchill Road

SY66QG

Corvedale

SY66JG

Carding Mill Valley

SY67BP

Chelmick Drive

SY66JW

Batch Valley

SY66HR

Farm Lane

SY67DF

Corvedale

SY67DG

Woodland View

SY66JN

Lower Botvylle Cottage

SY66EP

Lawley Close

SY66HE

High Street

SY67DR

Wall Bank

SY67BJ

Watling Street South

SY67JJ

Farm Lane

SY67DA

Glebe Croft

SY66RR

Wolverton Manor Bungalows

SY67JB

Wall Bank

SY67HJ

Wall Bank

SY66BN

Beaumont Road

SY67DT

Darby Lane

SY66JZ

Castle Hill

SY66JE

Carding Mill Valley

SY66RU

Crown Close

SY67AR

Watling Street North

SY66HN

Farm Lane

SY67AZ

Cwms Lane

SY66DS

Longhills Road

SY66AX

Essex Road

SY67AS

Helmeth Road

SY66HB

Shrewsbury Road

SY67DP

Darby Lane

TF136FH

Pilgrim Lane

SY66BY

High Street

SY66PN

Crown Lane

SY66HX

Longmynd Place

SY66BF

Churchway

SY67AE

Sandford Avenue

SY66PJ

The Strettons

SY66BB

Lutwyche Close

SY67EQ

Corvedale

SY66HY

Street Meadow

SY67DU

Cleeton Cottages

SY66QZ

Cross Bank

SY66BL

Easthope Road

SY66JD

Shrewsbury Road

SY66JP

Castle Hill

SY66RP

Manor Farm

TF136EG

Pilgrim Cottages

SY66PR

The Strettons

SY67AW

Oakland Park

SY67EE

White House Gardens

SY66DW

Burway Road

TF136EA

Corvedale

SY66AW

Ludlow Road

SY67BL

Clive Avenue

SY66QN

Henley Lane

TF136DZ

Corvedale

SY67DS

Corvedale

SY66QY

The Strettons

TF136DP

Pilgrim Lane

SY66QP

Middle Farm

SY66RA

Ludlow Road

SY67EH

Brook Meadow

SY66DU

High Street

SY66HU

Swains Meadow

SY67EA

Corvedale

SY67HL

Stone Acton Road

SY66RF

Ludlow Road

SY66JU

Shrewsbury Road

SY67AY

Oaks Drive

SY67EY

Corvedale

SY66HH

Castle Hill

SY67DY

Nursery Fields

SY66FB

Corvedale

SY66BU

High Street

SY67AA

Sandford Avenue

SY67EF

Orchard Cottages

SY67ET

Corvedale

SY67BW

Poplar Drive

SY66BQ

Kings Court

SY67BY

Chelmick Close

SY66RG

The Woodlands

SY66QL

Castle Hill

SY66JR

Batch Valley

SY66DJ

Churchway

SY67DX

Rushbury Road

SY66EY

Shrewsbury Road

SY66AA

Ludlow Road

SY66AD

Ludlow Road

SY67JH

The Strettons

SY67BZ

Jack Harvey Drive

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.