Bishop Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Bishop Street is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Bishop Street has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Bishop Street is located in the Abbey ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.708152, -2.736671
Grid Ref SJ503125
Suburb Shrewsbury
Constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham
Postcodes SY2 5EZ, SY2 5HA, SY2 5HB, SY2 5HD, SY2 5HE

House Prices

The average house price in Bishop Street is 41.69% higher than the rest of Shrewsbury. The last sale we have on record is 29 Bishop Street, that sold for £432,000. The average house price in Shrewsbury is £228,826 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bishop Street

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 29 Terrace £432,000
01/11/2022 48 Terrace £340,000
27/09/2022 62 Semi £385,000
27/09/2022 8 Semi £330,000
22/07/2022 86 Terrace £475,000
28/01/2022 71 Semi £380,000
13/07/2021 21 Terrace £385,000
25/06/2021 62 Semi £347,750
25/06/2021 61 Semi £300,000
26/03/2021 32 Semi £305,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Bishop Street, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Bishop Street during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Bishop Street and compared that to the average for the Abbey ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bishop Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Abbey ward

Social economic statistics for Bishop Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Bishop Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bishop Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Bishop Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bishop Street are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Bishop Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bishop Street are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Bishop Street are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Bishop Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bishop Street are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bishop Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Bishop Street.

Unemployment in Bishop Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.12% of Bishop Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bishop Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bishop Street. The proportion of retirees on Bishop Street is 1.73% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.87% of Bishop Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bishop Street

The proportion of home owners on Bishop Street is 14.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 20% of properties in Bishop Street are private rented and 3.08% are social rented.
76.92% of residents of Bishop Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bishop Street residents

The proportion if Bishop Street residents born in the UK is 11.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.67% of Bishop Street residents were born outside the UK.
94.33% of Bishop Street residents were born in the UK

Bishop Street Summary

Bishop Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bishop Street maybe difficult.

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