Highley
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Highley at a glance
- House prices
- £183,750
- Lower prices14th percentile
- Schools
- 31st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 58.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle59th percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle46th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Highley a good place to live?
Highley may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Shropshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Highley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 58.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 59th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Highley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £183,750
- Percentile
- 14th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 38 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Highley
Schools
31st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Highley
Flood risk
4.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3% of the area. That is the 46th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Highley
Transport
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Highley a good place to live?
Highley may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Highley safe?
Highley ranks in the 59th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Highley?
The median sale price was £183,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 14th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Highley?
Schools rank in the 31st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Highley?
Nearby public profiles include Oswestry South in Shropshire and Oswestry North East in Shropshire.
