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Living in Ternhill: Liveability Score 26/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Ternhill is 26/100, built from 7 categories. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 10/100 versus a median of 60/100. Of the 9 places sharing the TF9 postcode district, Ternhill scores lowest.

Against the wider TF9 district average of 40/100, that is 14 points below. On environment specifically, Ternhill sits 8 points above the TF9 district figure of 65/100. That sits 24 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the bottom 10% of the towns and villages we score. Wider context for the surrounding area: TF9 postcode district.

26
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

Settlement area

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Ternhill scores 26 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
73
Air Quality NO₂ 3.711 · PM2.5 5.561 · PM10 10.109 µg/m³
78
Green Space 61
Parks Adequate 3
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
4
1 school in area · 5 within 4km
1Ungraded
  • Buntingsdale Primary School and NurseryPrimary · inspected 2024
    Ungraded

Ungraded: inspected, but Ofsted no longer issues a single overall grade (since Sept 2024).

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
3
A&E departmentsPrincess Royal Hospital10.9 mi
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital15.5 mi
Royal Stoke University Hospital15.7 mi
Hospital waitsMidlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust0.7 mi
Routine referral (median)4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks92.8%
Nearest GP surgeryHodnet Medical Centre2.1 mi
GP capacity1,575 patients per GP
1dentist0pharmacies

Score reflects proximity to CQC-rated GP surgeries and hospitals, not facility count. Dentists and pharmacies are shown for context but don't affect the score.

Broadband
10
Full fibre (FTTP)72.7%
available across Shropshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 7 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
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No official data available for this category.

Bills
41
Council tax Shropshire · 2026-27
A £1,685
B £1,966
C £2,247
D £2,528
E £3,090
F £3,652
G £4,213
H £5,056
Energy West Midlands region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Severn Trent Water
Average bill regional £424/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
5
Prees 6.7 mi
Wem 7.8 mi
Whitchurch 8.5 mi
J7 M54 12.8 mi
J7 M54 13 mi
J6 M54 13.1 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
13
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 3
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Ternhill in the last 12 months, which isn't enough for a reliable median. Smaller villages often fall below this in any given year. Figures come from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and are updated monthly, so this may fill in later.

Nearby places

Rosehill 0 1.3 mi away ⇄
Hodnet 40 2.3 mi away ⇄
Market Drayton 45 2.6 mi away ⇄
Child's Ercall 34 4.1 mi away ⇄
Hinstock 33 4.3 mi away ⇄
Cheswardine 33 5.0 mi away ⇄
Chipnall 0 5.2 mi away ⇄
Prees 36 5.6 mi away ⇄
Prees Higher Heath 36 5.6 mi away ⇄
Norton in Hales 33 6.0 mi away ⇄
Loggerheads 39 6.9 mi away ⇄
Tibberton (Telford and Wrekin) 36 7.3 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Ternhill a nice place to live?

Ternhill scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Ternhill is 26/100, placing it among one of the lower-scoring areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

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Postcode districts in Ternhill

TF9 40 ⇄

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