Shropshire: the market in figures
In August 2026 Shropshire averages £277,521, 1.6% over the UK mean of £273,037 and 10.7% above the West Midlands average of £250,731. Nationally it takes 56th place, and within the West Midlands 5th. The latest annual move is a fall of 0.9%, while the region rose 1.2%.
The 2025 reading of £280,005 is the high point of the series, and the latest price sits just under it. The climb from £196,380 in 2016 amounts to £81,141, or 41.3%. Much of it arrived in 2021 and 2022, with rises of 11.6% and 9.5%. Along the way came dips in 2019 (1.2%) and 2024 (0.1%), with 2025 bringing a rise of 5.6%.
The typical detached house costs £416,462 and the typical flat £135,574, a spread of £280,888 or 207.2%. In between sit semi-detached homes at £259,969, and terraced ones at £208,538. Those buying a first home paid £224,381,, which sits 19.1% short of the all-buyer average. Sales between June 2025 and May 2026 number 4,404.
At the average price, Stamp Duty Land Tax is £3,876 for someone moving home (1.4% of the price), and £17,752 on an additional property. A first-time buyer owes £0, and the HM Land Registry fee is £150. Wrexham, 46 km away in Wales, averages £215,035, 22.5% below Shropshire. At Shropshire's average price, a mover under Welsh Land Transaction Tax would owe £3,151, so the Welsh bill would be lower than the English one.
The growth readings around Shropshire are mixed. Growth runs between 1.2% (Telford and Wrekin) and 3.8% (Wrexham), with South Staffordshire at 2.3% and Wolverhampton at 2.7%, so Shropshire's fall of 0.9% stands apart. Its semi-detached average of £259,969 is below the all-type figure, and terraced homes average £208,538.
Telford and Wrekin averages £221,853, 20.1% below Shropshire, and South Staffordshire £308,695, 11.2% above. Wolverhampton, at £215,801, and Dudley, at £233,819, sit 22.2% and 15.7% below, and Dudley rose 3.4% across the year. South Staffordshire is the only neighbour listed that costs more than Shropshire.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Shropshire
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (3 of 5 trades filled in Shropshire). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Bluestone | 4.6 | 23 | 73 | Selected | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Perry View Mortgages & Financial Services | 5 | 170 | 81 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Hatchers Solicitors LLP | 4.1 | 44 | 67 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Shropshire?
The average price of a home in Shropshire was £277,521 in August 2026, -0.9% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Shropshire?
The average price in Shropshire went from £196,380 in August 2016 to £277,521 in August 2026, a change of +41.3%; -0.9% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Shropshire?
On £277,521, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £3,876 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £17,752 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Shropshire?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Shropshire in August 2016 (£196,380) and sold at the August 2026 average (£277,521), the gain of £81,141 costs a higher rate taxpayer £18,754, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Shropshire expensive?
Shropshire ranks 56th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | West Midlands |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £416,462 | £419,192 |
| Semi-detached | £259,969 | £254,804 |
| Terraced | £208,538 | £206,529 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,574 | £138,513 |
| All types | £277,521 | £250,731 |
| First-time buyers | £224,381 | £213,012 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £196,380 | — |
| 2017 | £200,395 | +2% |
| 2018 | £211,443 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | £208,894 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | £214,592 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | £239,537 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | £262,393 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | £265,419 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | £265,276 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | £280,005 | +5.6% |
| 2026 | £277,521 | -0.9% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).