Woodside

Telford and Wrekin · West Midlands · population 7,631 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,661 of 6,856 in England
  • #708 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #24 of 24 in Telford and Wrekin
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,595
Median age (est.)32
Density5,313per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above16%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 25%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 23%Other: 15%
One person 23%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 23%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 15% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure15%
Process & plant14%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Professional8%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 1%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 1%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 56% · Christian 36% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Woodside is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,661 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #24 of 24 in Telford and Wrekin. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £131,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 38 sales), 42% below the wider Telford and Wrekin median of £227,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,152 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,737
Employment 2 · #6,716
Education 3 · #6,668
Health 4 · #6,551
Crime 4 · #6,579
Housing & access 47 · #3,638
Living environment 94 · #430

House prices ?

£131,250median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=38
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£131,25038+0.2%+36.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£156,5008-2.2%+33.2%
Terraced£131,25026+4.6%+41.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£131,250
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)£30,152±£4,445 · #6,357 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,902
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

97 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 741 offences
Telford and Wrekin80
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,846 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences440
Theft79
Burglary8
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons71
Drugs27
Robbery8
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 153 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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