Shropshire's Quality of Life

Shropshire is a predominantly rural and sparsely populated county with a traditional reliance on farming and associated industries.
It is also a place with vibrant and attractive towns, a small business enterprise culture and growing niche sectors in, for example, food and drink, environmental technologies and creative industries.

Shropshire covers an area of 319,730 hectares and has a population of 291,800 (2009 mid year estimate), and is noted for its beautiful scenery, diverse landscape and rich natural and historic environment.

Not only does this make Shropshire a successful tourism destination, it also contributes to the high quality of life enjoyed by Shropshire residents. Growing business opportunities, excellent schools, value for money housing, low levels of crime and a vast array of interesting things to see and do are just some of the reasons that more people move to Shropshire each year than move away.