Neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands · 24 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

41

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#202 of 296 local authorities · 24 neighbourhoods · 189,000 residents

Income36
Employment38
Education41
Health31
Crime46
Housing & access45
Living env.84
Decile 1: 12% of residentsDecile 2: 12% of residentsDecile 3: 18% of residentsDecile 4: 12% of residentsDecile 5: 7% of residentsDecile 6: 5% of residentsDecile 7: 15% of residentsDecile 8: 12% of residentsDecile 9: 7% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Woodside (3) to Newport North (83); 12% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Telford and Wrekin contains both ends of the scale: Newport North at 83 out of 100 (#1,191 of 6,856 in England) against Woodside at 3, an 80-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 11 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £131,250 in Woodside to £362,000 in Edgmond & Church Aston — a 2.8× gap within Telford and Wrekin.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,632a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Telford and Wrekin

£227,000median home sold over the past year · +19.5% over 5 years · -1.3% over the year · 2,115 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£208,000
Terraced£171,250
Flat£117,500
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Telford and Wrekin

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Newport North 1,19183 £279,500
Edgmond & Church Aston 1,33580 £362,000
Muxton & Lilleshall 1,58877 £303,952
Newport South 1,60976 £267,000
Priorslee 1,60976 £321,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Telford and Wrekin

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Priorslee£49,577
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor£44,063
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank£43,854
Muxton & Lilleshall£41,830
Edgmond & Church Aston£41,565

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Woodside4.4×
Sutton Hill4.5×
Hollinswood & Randlay5.1×
Wellington East5.2×
Donnington5.2×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin

Postcode districts that overlap Telford and Wrekin — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Telford and Wrekin Census 2021

Residents185,533
Median age (est.)40
Density639per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above26%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant11%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Telford and Wrekin.