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Rea Valley · Shropshire

Rea Valley: your neighbourhood

Rea Valley electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 17% across Shropshire (4.3 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 29.6% here, compared with 25.4% across Shropshire (4.2 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 15% here, compared with 13% across Shropshire (1.6 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.6%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,333 out of 4,510.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

263 out of 4,516.

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People counted in the census

4,509

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,509 out of 4,509.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,248 out of 3,785.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.6%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

972 out of 1,961.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.7%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

308 out of 1,961.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.4%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,681 out of 3,790.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.1%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,049 out of 3,790.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

145 out of 3,790.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

575 out of 3,785.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

260 out of 1,969.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.1%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,254 out of 3,790.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

288 out of 1,969.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Rea Valley

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

60 out of 3,790.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Rea Valley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

196 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 186 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Rea Valley ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Rea Valley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024158
October 2024197
November 202486
December 2024153
January 2025258
February 2025155
March 202595
April 2025135
May 2025124
June 2025104
July 2025207
August 2025259
September 2025248
October 2025174
November 2025132
December 2025231
January 2026114
February 2026164
March 2026202
April 2026110
May 2026170
June 2026196
July 2026155
August 2026105
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rea Valley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime111
criminal damage arson22
public order18
other theft15
burglary9
other crime7
drugs4
possession of weapons4
shoplifting4
theft from the person1
vehicle crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Shropshire →