Roman Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Roman Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Roman Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Roman Road is located in the Radbrook ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.701235, -2.771199
Grid Ref SJ479117
Suburb Shrewsbury
Constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham

House Prices

The average house price in Roman Road is 70.1% higher than the rest of Shrewsbury. The last sale we have on record is 66 Roman Road, that sold for £895,000. The average house price in Shrewsbury is £228,826 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Roman Road

Date No. Type Price
31/08/2022 66 Detached £895,000
16/05/2022 8 Semi £625,000
01/04/2022 50 Detached £687,000
25/02/2022 BRAMLEYS, 12 Detached £850,000
09/06/2021 25 Detached £770,000
17/02/2021 18 Detached £570,000
25/03/2020 38 Detached £787,000

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

Crime in Roman Road, Shropshire

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Roman Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Radbrook ward

Social economic statistics for Roman Road

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 Roman Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Roman Road 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 Roman Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Roman Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Roman Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Roman Road are in the top 40% 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 Roman Road 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 Roman Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Roman Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Roman Road

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

Unemployment in Roman Road

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.
0.36% of Roman Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Roman Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Roman Road. The proportion of retirees on Roman Road is 20.83% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.43% of Roman Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Roman Road

The proportion of home owners on Roman Road is 28.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.8% of properties in Roman Road are private rented and 0.71% are social rented.
90.07% of residents of Roman Road own their home

Country of Birth of Roman Road residents

The proportion if Roman Road residents born in the UK is 7.17% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.18% of Roman Road residents were born outside the UK.
89.82% of Roman Road residents were born in the UK

Roman Road Summary

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

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