Whitchurch West
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Whitchurch West at a glance
- House prices
- £227,000
- Lower prices28th percentile
- Schools
- 6th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 41st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 60.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land27th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Whitchurch West a good place to live?
Whitchurch West may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance 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
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Whitchurch West
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 60.5 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 Whitchurch West
House prices
- Median sale price
- £227,000
- Percentile
- 28th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 43 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 Whitchurch West
Schools
6th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Whitchurch West
Flood risk
1.8% 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 1.2% of the area. That is the 27th 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 Whitchurch West
Transport
41st 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 Whitchurch West a good place to live?
Whitchurch West may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Whitchurch West safe?
Whitchurch West ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Whitchurch West?
The median sale price was £227,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Whitchurch West?
Schools rank in the 6th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Whitchurch West?
Nearby public profiles include Oswestry South East in Shropshire and Market Drayton East & Rural South West in Shropshire.
