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The average house price in Wem Rural is £414,341 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 5.0%.

England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire

Wem Rural

£414,341

Average price, last 12 months

−5.0% in a year
AUG 2016£230kJUL 2026£414k

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What can I buy with my budget in Wem Rural?

With £420,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Wem Rural.

£420,000

Wem Rural

  • Terraced

    £222,333

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £283,071

    In budget

  • Detached

    £539,082

    £119k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Wem Rural?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Wem Rural costs £2,073 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Wem Rural

    £2,073

    a month

    Average price
    £414,341
    Deposit
    £41,434
    Mortgage
    £372,907
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £82,868

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £539,082

Semi-detached

  • £283,071

Terraced

  • £222,333

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Wem Rural

Mostly detached houses

59%
26%
15%

How green is Wem Rural?

Wem Rural has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 0.0% of the area: about 10 m² per resident, or 1.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Wem Rural

    0.0%

    of the land is green space
    10 m² per resident, or 1.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    0 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Wem Rural?

Wem Rural has about 0.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 94 people per square mile, which counts as low density.

Wem Rural
0.3 people per football pitch of land · 94 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Wem Rural?

Prices in Wem Rural were down on a year earlier in 44 months of the 108 since August 2017. They are now down 5.0% on a year earlier.

Wem Rural44 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since August 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    £414,341

Change over 1 year

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    −£21,764

Change over ~10 years

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    +£184,279

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    19

Number of postcodes

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    88

Households (Census 2021)

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    676

Household density

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    37 per sq mi · Low

Population (Census 2021)

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    1,731

Population density

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    94 per sq mi · Low

Green space per resident

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    10 m² per resident · less than 88% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    0.0%

Public parks

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    45 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    +77.3%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    4.0 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    SEPT 2008 · £830,000

Most common price band

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    £200k – £300k · 25.6%

Detached average

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    £539,082

Semi-detached average

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    £283,071

Terraced average

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    £222,333

Flats average

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    —

Detached share of sales

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    59.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    25.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    15.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Wem Rural

    England / Shropshire (Ceremonial) / Shropshire / Wem Rural

    0.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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