Telford and Wrekin: house prices, jobs and local statistics

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  141,294 in 1991 → 195,952 in 2024 (+38.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £128,906 in 2005 → £226,893 in 2026 (+76.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £362 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+67.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.8% in 2004 → 74.6% in 2023 (+1.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.3% in 2001 → 3.7% in 2025 (+60.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,262 in 1997 → £21,346 in 2024 (+108.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Telford and Wrekin; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing22.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 4th highest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work62.2% (2021) · 52nd highest of 374
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 52nd lowest of 363
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work5.6% (2024) · 60th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• No qualifications · Education & skills11.9% (2023) · 271st lowest of 293
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work33.0% (2024/25) · 323rd lowest of 363
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills56.9% (2023) · 304th highest of 348
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing33.4% (2024/25) · 251st lowest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.8 years · England 80.0 · 97th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.7 years · England 83.8 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)56.7 years · England 60.9 · 121st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.4 years · England 61.3 · 129th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)359.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 92nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)6.8% · England 10.4 · 9th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)70.3% · England 64.6 · 124th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.3% · England 68.3 · 100th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)42.1 score · England 46.0 · 139th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.0% · England 5.8 · 81st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.8% · England 19.8 · 110th lowest of 153