Detached
£539,082
30% above the Wem Rural average
59.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Wem Rural? £414,341
The average house price in Wem Rural is £414,341, based on 19 homes sold in the 12 months to July 2026. Prices are down 5.0% (£21,764) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −5.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 19
- Data up to
- July 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Wem Rural?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£283,071
32% below the Wem Rural average
25.6% of sales
Terraced
£222,333
46% below the Wem Rural average
15.4% of sales
Are house prices in Wem Rural going up or down?
House prices in Wem Rural are falling: down 5.0% (£21,764) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 80.1% (£184,279).
Past 12 months
−5.0%
−£21,764From £436,105 to £414,341
£436,105£392,522
Past 10 years
+80.1%
+£184,279From £230,062 to £414,341
£436,105£230,062
Quick answers for Wem Rural
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£830,000
Highest average, reached in September 2008
How many homes sold?
19
Recorded so far for the 12 months to July 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
59.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
25.6% of sales
How many people live in Wem Rural?
1,731
94 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Wem Rural?
676
37 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Wem Rural?
10 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.0% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Wem Rural?
45 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +77.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Wem Rural rank?
93rd most expensive area of Shropshire.
Compared with 200 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wem Rural?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wem Rural, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Wem Rural compare with nearby areas?
Wem Rural compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Shropshire.
Wem Rural vs Wem Urban
- Wem Rural
- £414,341
- Wem Urban
- £236,285−£178,056
Open comparison
Wem Rural vs Whixall
- Wem Rural
- £414,341
- Whixall
- £378,494−£35,847
Open comparison
Wem Rural vs Loppington
- Wem Rural
- £414,341
- Loppington
- £406,500−£7,841
Open comparison
Wem Rural vs Weston-under-Redcastle
- Wem Rural
- £414,341
- Weston-under-Redcastle
- £502,500+£88,159
Open comparison
Wem Rural vs Clive
- Wem Rural
- £414,341
- Clive
- £442,642+£28,301
Open comparison
Wem Rural vs Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
- Wem Rural
- £414,341
- Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
- £473,333+£58,992
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Wem Rural dataset covers 88 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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