Rea Valley
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Rea Valley at a glance
- House prices
- £310,000
- Middle54th percentile
- Schools
- 97th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 8th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 61.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle58th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Rea Valley a good place to live?
Rea Valley may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. 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
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Rea Valley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 61.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 56th 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 Rea Valley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £310,000
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 42 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 Rea Valley
Schools
97th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Rea Valley
Flood risk
6.7% 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 5.4% of the area. That is the 58th 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 Rea Valley
Transport
8th 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 Rea Valley a good place to live?
Rea Valley may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. 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 Rea Valley safe?
Rea Valley ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Rea Valley?
The median sale price was £310,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 54th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Rea Valley?
Schools rank in the 97th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Rea Valley?
Nearby public profiles include Wem in Shropshire and Longden in Shropshire.
