The national 'Place Survey' was introduced in 2008 by Communities and Local Government (CLG) and is carried out in all regions across the country.
It asks a proportion of residents what they think about where they live and the services they receive from organisations like the council, police and fire service.
The latest results were published by CLG in June 2009. In Shropshire, the results of the survey show that people are happy with their local area – 87.5 per cent of respondents said they were satisfied with their local area as a place to live. This compares to the national average of 80 per cent.
According to the survey, Shropshire people are more caring than people in other regions, with 32.2 per cent of people giving unpaid help at least once a month compared to 21.7 per cent in the West Midlands and 23.2 per cent nationally.
Results also show that Shropshire is above national average for all of the national indicators published.
Councillor Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, said: “The results of the Place Survey are very positive for Shropshire – people are happy living in the county and they think their local council is having a positive impact on their local area. It is important we build on that and demonstrate the really good work being done for Shropshire people by the new unitary council.”
The next 'Place Survey' was scheduled to take place in September 2010, however on 10 July 2010, Communities and Local Government (CLG) formally postponed the planned survey whilst the longer term future of the survey is considered.
In August 2010 CLG officially announced that the 'Place Survey' would be withdrawn.