Meole Crescent, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Meole Crescent is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Meole Crescent has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Meole Crescent is located in the Meole ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.693514, -2.759921
Grid Ref SJ487109
Suburb Shrewsbury
Constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham
Postcodes SY3 9EP, SY3 9ER, SY3 9ES, SY3 9ET

House Prices

The average house price in Meole Crescent is 4.93% higher than the rest of Shrewsbury. The last sale we have on record is 3 Meole Crescent, that sold for £250,000. The average house price in Shrewsbury is £228,826 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Meole Crescent

Date No. Type Price
05/12/2022 3 Terrace £250,000
17/09/2021 62 Semi £234,000
06/07/2021 4 Terrace £242,000
28/06/2021 30 Terrace £247,500
29/01/2021 33 Terrace £230,000
10/12/2020 48 Semi £260,000
30/11/2020 22 Terrace £172,000
24/07/2020 46 Terrace £225,000
20/03/2020 63 Semi £245,500

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

Crime in Meole Crescent, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Meole Crescent 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 Meole Crescent and compared that to the average for the Meole ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Meole Crescent

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 Meole Crescent is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Meole Crescent 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 Meole Crescent experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Meole Crescent are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Meole Crescent involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Meole Crescent are in the top 10% 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 Meole Crescent are in the top 20% 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 Meole Crescent, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Meole Crescent are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Meole Crescent

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

Unemployment in Meole Crescent

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.
2.33% of Meole Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Meole Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Meole Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Meole Crescent is 3.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.18% of Meole Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Meole Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Meole Crescent is 27.43% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.94% of properties in Meole Crescent are private rented and 1.63% are social rented.
89.43% of residents of Meole Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Meole Crescent residents

The proportion if Meole Crescent residents born in the UK is 13.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.59% of Meole Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
96.41% of Meole Crescent residents were born in the UK

Meole Crescent Summary

With house prices in Meole Crescent more than the average for Shropshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Meole Crescent is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Meole Crescent has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Meole Crescent maybe difficult.

Meole Crescent has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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