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Electoral wardE05016068

Shifnal Rural ward, Shropshire

Shifnal Rural is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,690 residents in 1,620 households — 59 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Shropshire and The Wrekin constituencies.

Residents, 20215,690council ward average 4,494
Households1,6203.51 residents per household
Density59/ km²about 96.93 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+13.4%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 241
5–94.6% · 262
10–155.3% · 304
16–197.7% · 435
20–2413.2% · 749
25–3414.1% · 801
35–4920.8% · 1,183
50–6416.6% · 946
65–747.1% · 405
75–844.9% · 279
85+1.4% · 79

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van4.6% · 75
1 car or van33.6% · 543
2 cars or vans40.6% · 657
3 or more21.2% · 343
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.

Owned outright30.5% · 493
With mortgage27.1% · 438
Shared ownership0.7% · 11
Social rented7.7% · 124
Private rented34.1% · 551
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house50.1% · 813
Semi-detached house34.1% · 553
Terraced house11.6% · 188
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 8
Converted house0.7% · 12
Other conversion1.2% · 19
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 25
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016068
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
58 of 72

Parishes in the ward

Albrighton and DoningtonBeckburyBoningaleKembertonRytonSheriffhalesShifnalStocktonSutton MaddockTong

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlbrighton30.9% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned5,243BBishop's Castle32.0% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned1,501BBridgnorth Castle35.2% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned4,345BBridgnorth East29.1% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned4,782BBridgnorth South & Alveley31.9% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned2,953BBridgnorth West & Tasley23.6% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned5,185BBroseley25.8% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned5,981BBrown Clee28.0% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned4,031BBurnell25.0% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,599CCheswardine24.6% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,157CChirbury & Worthen26.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned6,080CClaverley & Worfield28.7% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned3,444CClee30.7% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned4,461CCleobury Mortimer25.1% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned3,501

All 72 wards of Shropshire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.