Ash has a population of 2,108, making it the 22nd largest place in Shropshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 2,108, a rise of 0.0% since.
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Shropshire population trends, 2001–2024.
Ash in context
3 km
north-west to Whitchurch, the nearest larger town
14,098
people live within 10 km
#2,886
largest of 6,358 UK places
1,370
food businesses in Shropshire
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Ash sits in postcode district SY13.
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Population since 2001
Shropshire, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district SY13
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Shropshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawbury | 2,317 |
| 2 | Craven Arms | 2,289 |
| 3 | Much Wenlock | 2,211 |
| 4 | Pant | 1,998 |
| 5 | Bishop's Castle | 1,893 |
| 6 | Pontesbury | 1,873 |