Wellington West
Telford and Wrekin · West Midlands · population 7,728 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,056 of 6,856 in England
- #376 of 736 in West Midlands
- #11 of 24 in Telford and Wrekin
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 38% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 13%
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
Wellington West is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,056 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 24 in Telford and Wrekin. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (83) but weak on Health (24). Typical homes here sold for about £216,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 86 sales), in line with the wider Telford and Wrekin median of £227,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,619 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,875 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £216,500 | 86 | -3.8% | +11.6% |
| Detached | £350,000 | 19 | -2.8% | +32.1% |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 43 | -0.2% | +18.5% |
| Terraced | £177,500 | 14 | +4.4% | +24.1% |
| Flat | £131,500 | 10 | -2.2% | -2.6% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,619 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,430 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 265 |
| Theft | 165 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 63 |
| Public order & weapons | 60 |
| Drugs | 23 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 140 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Telford and Wrekin
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Skipton SouthNorth Yorkshire41£189,975
- Penrith Central & WestWestmorland and Furness41£175,000
- Pier HeadLiverpool41£162,500
- Coley ParkReading41£336,250
- Leytonstone NorthWaltham Forest41£500,000
- Avery HillGreenwich41£510,000