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Telford and Wrekin, in numbers

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Telford and Wrekin council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

11.2% to 43%

Homes rented privately ranged from 11.2% in Horsehay & Lightmoor to 43% in Brookside — a gap of 31.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Horsehay & Lightmoor11.2%2802,503
Ercall11.2%1631,449
Apley Castle11.3%1431,267
Priorslee11.6%2502,148
Admaston & Bratton12.5%1611,288
Edgmond13%1571,211
Church Aston & Lilleshall13.4%1851,378
Ercall Magna13.8%1791,301
Ironbridge Gorge14.6%1961,340
Lawley14.7%4352,963
Muxton15.1%3552,354
Newport North15.9%2241,408
Shawbirch & Dothill15.9%3782,375
Ketley18.1%2861,580
Newport East18.1%2501,379
Wrockwardine18.8%2181,157
St Georges19.4%6293,240
Newport South19.8%2171,097
Oakengates & Ketley Bank20%8954,486
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench20.3%5482,695
Malinslee & Dawley Bank22.7%7693,384
Hadley & Leegomery22.8%9834,316
Haygate & Park22.8%7193,149
Overdale & The Rock23.2%3061,317
Donnington23.9%8103,388
Dawley & Aqueduct23.9%8363,493
Madeley & Sutton Hill25.6%1,2124,742
The Nedge26.5%1,2494,709
Arleston & College27.4%7862,866
Newport West28.4%4861,711
Woodside37.8%1,1322,998
Brookside43%7731,798
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7% to 8.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.7% in Priorslee to 8.5% in Malinslee & Dawley Bank — a gap of 5.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Priorslee2.7%1585,790
Lawley2.9%2287,994
Admaston & Bratton4%1303,247
Church Aston & Lilleshall4.2%1373,300
Edgmond4.2%1523,611
Muxton4.4%2645,984
Newport East4.5%1493,325
Apley Castle4.6%1413,090
Ironbridge Gorge4.6%1312,851
Newport West4.9%1893,858
Wrockwardine5.1%1402,742
Shawbirch & Dothill5.3%2865,440
Ercall5.4%1713,193
Newport North5.6%1863,311
Ercall Magna5.8%1793,100
Overdale & The Rock5.8%1953,349
Horsehay & Lightmoor6%3626,031
The Nedge6.1%71511,744
Newport South6.3%1522,425
Oakengates & Ketley Bank6.3%65810,372
Arleston & College6.5%4757,323
Ketley6.6%2453,697
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench6.7%4256,349
Hadley & Leegomery6.9%76811,163
St Georges6.9%5037,287
Haygate & Park7%4866,931
Woodside7.1%5838,180
Dawley & Aqueduct7.2%5367,488
Donnington7.6%6478,495
Brookside7.9%3824,827
Madeley & Sutton Hill8.1%85910,660
Malinslee & Dawley Bank8.5%7108,332
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People aged 65 or over

5.3% to 30.4%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 5.3% in Lawley to 30.4% in Wrockwardine — a gap of 25.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lawley5.3%4247,977
Brookside9.7%4704,837
Overdale & The Rock11.5%3863,351
Woodside12%9798,189
Hadley & Leegomery13.5%1,50411,167
Malinslee & Dawley Bank13.6%1,1318,322
Horsehay & Lightmoor14.6%8826,033
Donnington14.8%1,2518,474
Arleston & College15.4%1,1247,312
Priorslee15.6%9075,808
Oakengates & Ketley Bank15.8%1,63210,361
Muxton16.8%1,0035,983
Ketley17.5%6493,705
The Nedge17.5%2,05811,728
Dawley & Aqueduct18.3%1,3737,503
Admaston & Bratton19%6173,253
St Georges19.4%1,4167,285
Newport West20.1%7793,875
Haygate & Park20.2%1,4076,957
Shawbirch & Dothill20.7%1,1335,462
Apley Castle21.8%6753,096
Ironbridge Gorge21.8%6222,852
Madeley & Sutton Hill21.9%2,33610,681
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench21.9%1,3906,348
Newport East22.5%7513,343
Edgmond22.9%8273,616
Newport North24.5%8113,309
Newport South26.7%6482,428
Church Aston & Lilleshall27.8%9233,316
Ercall28.3%9033,187
Ercall Magna28.6%8883,109
Wrockwardine30.4%8332,743
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.3% to 27.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.3% in Lawley to 27.5% in Woodside — a gap of 18.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lawley9.3%5405,837
Priorslee10.1%4674,602
Admaston & Bratton11.4%3082,691
Edgmond11.6%3633,135
Apley Castle13%3392,617
Shawbirch & Dothill14.2%6434,528
Ironbridge Gorge14.5%3612,490
Newport East14.6%4052,780
Muxton15.4%7464,848
Newport West15.5%4873,146
Newport North15.5%4272,746
Church Aston & Lilleshall15.9%4462,798
Horsehay & Lightmoor16.5%7794,733
Ercall17.2%4662,706
Ercall Magna18%4892,713
Wrockwardine18.5%4452,406
Newport South18.8%3792,017
Overdale & The Rock19%5042,646
Haygate & Park19.6%1,1185,707
St Georges20%1,2016,013
Oakengates & Ketley Bank20.8%1,6988,176
Ketley22.1%6723,035
The Nedge22.4%2,1089,408
Hadley & Leegomery23.2%2,0188,702
Dawley & Aqueduct23.3%1,4406,184
Arleston & College23.6%1,3605,766
Malinslee & Dawley Bank25%1,6006,392
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench25.4%1,3295,237
Madeley & Sutton Hill26.1%2,2578,650
Donnington26.3%1,7286,570
Brookside26.5%9153,457
Woodside27.5%1,6355,935
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

15.2% to 41.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 15.2% in Brookside to 41.7% in Ironbridge Gorge — a gap of 26.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Brookside15.2%5243,457
Woodside16.6%9875,935
Donnington17.8%1,1686,570
Malinslee & Dawley Bank18.4%1,1746,392
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench18.7%9775,237
Madeley & Sutton Hill20.3%1,7538,650
Dawley & Aqueduct20.5%1,2656,184
Hadley & Leegomery22.2%1,9358,702
Ketley22.5%6823,035
The Nedge22.8%2,1499,408
St Georges23.8%1,4296,013
Oakengates & Ketley Bank23.8%1,9468,176
Overdale & The Rock24.9%6592,646
Arleston & College24.9%1,4385,766
Haygate & Park25.4%1,4515,707
Newport South27.8%5612,017
Horsehay & Lightmoor28.7%1,3574,733
Shawbirch & Dothill29%1,3124,528
Newport West30.5%9603,146
Muxton31.1%1,5064,848
Ercall Magna31.3%8502,713
Newport East31.8%8852,780
Wrockwardine33.1%7962,406
Edgmond34.9%1,0953,135
Newport North35.3%9682,746
Ercall35.3%9562,706
Admaston & Bratton35.7%9602,691
Apley Castle36.7%9612,617
Church Aston & Lilleshall37.3%1,0452,798
Lawley37.4%2,1855,837
Priorslee39.9%1,8344,602
Ironbridge Gorge41.7%1,0392,490
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.4% to 34.4%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.4% in Priorslee to 34.4% in Brookside — a gap of 26.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Priorslee8.4%1802,149
Lawley8.7%2572,965
Apley Castle10.1%1281,264
Admaston & Bratton10.6%1361,283
Ironbridge Gorge11.7%1561,338
Church Aston & Lilleshall11.8%1621,375
Wrockwardine11.9%1381,158
Muxton12.9%3032,350
Edgmond13%1581,217
Newport North13.7%1941,418
Ercall Magna14.3%1871,311
Newport East14.3%1981,386
Newport South15%1641,090
Shawbirch & Dothill16.1%3822,374
Ercall16.6%2401,450
Newport West17.5%2971,700
Horsehay & Lightmoor17.8%4452,500
Overdale & The Rock19.9%2621,318
Ketley20.2%3181,577
Haygate & Park20.4%6433,154
St Georges20.8%6763,249
Oakengates & Ketley Bank21.5%9664,485
The Nedge21.6%1,0174,714
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench22.5%6062,699
Dawley & Aqueduct24.1%8403,492
Hadley & Leegomery24.1%1,0464,333
Arleston & College24.5%7032,864
Donnington25.4%8603,384
Madeley & Sutton Hill26.8%1,2674,726
Malinslee & Dawley Bank27.9%9433,385
Woodside30.8%9283,011
Brookside34.4%6191,798
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.9% to 36.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.9% in Admaston & Bratton to 36.1% in Malinslee & Dawley Bank — a gap of 34.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Admaston & Bratton1.9%251,288
Wrockwardine4.7%541,157
Apley Castle4.7%601,267
Church Aston & Lilleshall7%971,378
Edgmond7.8%951,211
Muxton7.9%1852,354
Priorslee8.1%1752,148
Ironbridge Gorge8.3%1111,340
Lawley8.8%2612,963
Ercall Magna10.8%1411,301
Newport East11.7%1611,379
Newport West12.2%2081,711
Overdale & The Rock12.4%1631,317
Newport South12.7%1391,097
Shawbirch & Dothill13.4%3192,375
Ercall13.7%1981,449
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench14.5%3912,695
Newport North14.6%2051,408
The Nedge16.1%7584,709
Ketley18.1%2861,580
Dawley & Aqueduct19.7%6873,493
St Georges20.4%6603,240
Arleston & College21%6012,866
Haygate & Park22.4%7053,149
Brookside22.5%4051,798
Oakengates & Ketley Bank22.5%1,0114,486
Madeley & Sutton Hill22.9%1,0844,742
Hadley & Leegomery23.5%1,0134,316
Horsehay & Lightmoor23.7%5922,503
Woodside25.4%7622,998
Donnington29.5%1,0003,388
Malinslee & Dawley Bank36.1%1,2213,384
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Admaston & BrattonApley CastleArleston & CollegeBrooksideChurch Aston & LilleshallDawley & AqueductDonningtonEdgmondErcallErcall MagnaHadley & LeegomeryHaygate & ParkHorsehay & LightmoorIronbridge GorgeKetleyLawleyMadeley & Sutton HillMalinslee & Dawley BankMuxtonNewport EastNewport NorthNewport SouthNewport WestOakengates & Ketley BankOverdale & The RockPriorsleeShawbirch & DothillSt GeorgesThe NedgeWoodsideWrockwardineWrockwardine Wood & Trench
32 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Admaston & Bratton →3,245 people · census date in profileApley Castle →3,091 people · census date in profileArleston & College →7,319 people · census date in profileBrookside →4,833 people · census date in profileChurch Aston & Lilleshall →3,304 people · census date in profileDawley & Aqueduct →7,491 people · census date in profileDonnington →8,488 people · census date in profileEdgmond →3,611 people · census date in profileErcall →3,193 people · census date in profileErcall Magna →3,105 people · census date in profileHadley & Leegomery →11,163 people · census date in profileHaygate & Park →6,939 people · census date in profileHorsehay & Lightmoor →6,028 people · census date in profileIronbridge Gorge →2,848 people · census date in profileKetley →3,702 people · census date in profileLawley →7,993 people · census date in profileMadeley & Sutton Hill →10,675 people · census date in profileMalinslee & Dawley Bank →8,329 people · census date in profileMuxton →5,987 people · census date in profileNewport East →3,332 people · census date in profileNewport North →3,313 people · census date in profileNewport South →2,426 people · census date in profileNewport West →3,861 people · census date in profileOakengates & Ketley Bank →10,375 people · census date in profileOverdale & The Rock →3,346 people · census date in profilePriorslee →5,794 people · census date in profileShawbirch & Dothill →5,440 people · census date in profileSt Georges →7,287 people · census date in profileThe Nedge →11,740 people · census date in profileWoodside →8,183 people · census date in profileWrockwardine →2,740 people · census date in profileWrockwardine Wood & Trench →6,342 people · census date in profile