Shropshire · England
Ryton population
16,093people · latest estimate
Ryton has a population of 16,093, making it the 4th largest place in Shropshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 16,093, a rise of 0.0% since.
The other populations of Ryton
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Ryton has between 8,805 and 16,093 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
16,093 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
8,805 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Shropshire population trends, 2001–2024.
Ryton in context
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 Ryton sits in postcode district TF11.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Shropshire, the billing authority covering Ryton, is £2,528 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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Nearby in Shropshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury | 76,782 |
| 2 | Loughton | 33,346 |
| 3 | Oswestry | 18,743 |
| 4 | Bridgnorth | 12,657 |
| 5 | Market Drayton | 11,773 |
| 6 | Ludlow | 10,515 |