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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

SY66RT

Corvedale

SY66BH

Sandford Avenue

SY66JF

Carding Mill Valley

SY66DY

Sandford Place

SY66JH

Trevor Hill

SY66JA

Shrewsbury Road

SY66DR

Woodcote Edge Drive

SY66BZ

Queens Court

SY66AH

Cunnery Road

SY67BE

Bromleys Court

SY66JL

Cwmdale

SY67AJ

Snatchfields Lane

SY66EF

Central Avenue

SY66AL

Cunnery Terrace

SY66AN

Shrewsbury Road

SY67HA

Corvedale

SY66HP

Heighways Lane

SY66EZ

Yeld Bank

SY66EU

Shrewsbury Road

SY67AH

Hazler Crescent

SY67AX

Oaks Road

SY67DL

Corvedale

SY66AS

Brooksbury

SY66PF

Crossways

SY66EN

Bodbury Close

TF136DS

Hopescross

SY66DT

Beaumont Road

SY67HZ

Gilberries Lane

SY67BX

Snatchfields Lane

SY67EX

Bull Lane

SY66EB

Barn Lane

SY67DE

Corvedale

SY66DL

Burway Road

SY66HT

Swains Meadow

SY66BW

Sandford Avenue

SY66AZ

Sandford Avenue

SY66EL

Lawley Close

SY66HG

Farm Lane

SY66BJ

St Dunstan Close

SY66RE

Elms Lane

SY67BU

Jane Wood Drive

SY67BB

Leasowes Close

SY66PW

The Strettons

SY66EX

Shrewsbury Road

SY66LP

The Strettons

SY66HZ

Yew Tree Gardens

SY66JT

The Row

SY66DQ

Church Street

SY67EL

Corvedale

SY67BA

Field House Drive

SY66EG

Lutwyche Road

SY66GA

Lawley Close

SY66AJ

Cunnery Road

TF136DY

Corvedale

SY66DH

Church Street

SY67AU

Alison Drive

SY66HA

Shrewsbury Road

SY66PL

The Strettons

SY67DD

Mount View

SY67AT

Alison Road

Data Sources

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