Donnington

Telford and Wrekin · West Midlands · population 9,001 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,585 of 6,856 in England
  • #540 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #20 of 24 in Telford and Wrekin
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,959
Median age (est.)37
Density2,429per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above18%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 28%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant16%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Professional9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 2%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 2%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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.

In summary

Donnington is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,585 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 24 in Telford and Wrekin. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (85) but weak on Education (11). Typical homes here, about £177,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 81 sales), 22% below the wider Telford and Wrekin median of £227,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,934 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 16 · #5,756
Employment 16 · #5,756
Education 11 · #6,113
Health 17 · #5,695
Crime 34 · #4,516
Housing & access 39 · #4,159
Living environment 85 · #1,006

House prices ?

£177,500median (12m) · +1.4% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£177,50081+1.4%+34.0%
Detached£270,0006+20.0%+45.9%
Semi-detached£180,00044+1.1%+33.8%
Terraced£163,75028-0.8%+33.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£177,500
Telford and Wrekin£227,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,934±£4,878 · #5,365 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,464
Price-to-income ?5.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

80 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 716 offences
Telford and Wrekin80
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,057 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences298
Theft213
Burglary26
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons62
Drugs11
Robbery12
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 167 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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