City Profile • Local Authority

Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £226k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 94 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

188,871
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

11 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Telford and Wrekin authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English83.0%
White: Other White4.6%
Indian2.4%
African2.1%
Pakistani1.8%
White and Black Caribbean1.1%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.3%
30-34 years6.8%
55-59 years6.8%
10-14 years6.5%
35-39 years6.5%
45-49 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional16.4%
Elementary occupations12.6%
Associate professional12.2%
Process and machine operatives11.0%
Managers and directors10.7%
Skilled trades10.4%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright30.2%
Owned: Mortgage29.8%
Private rented: Landlord19.2%
Social rented: Other11.5%
Social rented: Council6.5%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

family8/10
health4/10
safety4/10
homeown3/10
transit6/10
affluence3/10
diversity8/10
employment5/10
investment7/10