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Whitchurch South · Shropshire

Whitchurch South: your neighbourhood

Whitchurch South electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 18.1% here, compared with 15.2% across Shropshire (3 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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 privately: 15% here, compared with 17% across Shropshire (2.6 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 16+ with no qualifications: 19.3% here, compared with 16.7% across Shropshire (2.6 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

All usual residents

780 out of 3,104.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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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

190 out of 3,109.

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People counted in the census

3,108

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

All usual residents

3,108 out of 3,108.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.2%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

Residents aged 16 and over

821 out of 2,632.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

52.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

683 out of 1,312.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

Show the workings

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

All households

238 out of 1,312.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.3%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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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

1,115 out of 2,634.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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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

1,465 out of 2,634.

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

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

90 out of 2,634.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.3%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

Residents aged 16 and over

508 out of 2,632.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

All households

194 out of 1,303.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.4%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

747 out of 2,634.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

All households

172 out of 1,303.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitchurch South

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

54 out of 2,634.

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Crime and safety

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

188 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 144 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Whitchurch South 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: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 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 · Whitchurch South
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202473
October 202454
November 2024172
December 202492
January 2025131
February 2025121
March 2025191
April 2025115
May 2025143
June 2025114
July 2025146
August 2025120
September 2025182
October 2025232
November 2025174
December 2025213
January 2026111
February 202694
March 2026154
April 2026100
May 2026180
June 2026161
July 2026172
August 2026134
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whitchurch South
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime108
burglary19
other theft19
criminal damage arson18
possession of weapons5
public order5
vehicle crime4
drugs4
shoplifting3
bicycle theft2
other 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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What could improve local safety →

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 →