Area Information for Telford, TF4 2WP

This postcode in Telford is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Dawley & Aqueduct ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Telford. This page combines information for the address Telford, TF4 2WP, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of TF4 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in December 1999. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Telford and Wrekin
Ward Dawley & Aqueduct
Constituency Telford * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region West Midlands * Note that this refers to the Region, not the County of the same name
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Dawley and Malinslee), and the West Mercia Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Telford, TF4 2WP.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Telford, TF4 2WP is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 22
Semi-Detached 58
Terraced 18
Flat (Purpose-Built) 32
Flat (Converted) 1
Caravan/Park/Temporary 1
Total 132
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Telford contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 33% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 38
Owned with Mortgage 23
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 22
Rented: Other Social 22
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 26
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 1
Total 133

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 64
Two People 45
Three People 18
Four People 4
Five People 0
Six People 0
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 131

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Telford consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 65
Family Household 67
Other Household 0
Total 132

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 52
Deprived In One Dimension 38
Deprived In Two Dimensions 37
Deprived In Three Dimensions 4
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 132

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Telford constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.

Gender
Male 106
Female 120
Total 226

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 8
5-9 6
10-14 3
15-19 6
20-24 11
25-29 12
30-34 13
35-39 3
40-44 12
45-49 16
50-54 17
55-59 18
60-64 16
65-69 19
70-74 22
75-79 16
80-84 12
85+ 12
Total 222

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode TF4 2WP does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 54
Married 93
Separated 2
Divorced 26
Widowed 33
Total 208

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

However, this area of the Dawley & Aqueduct ward shows lower levels of residents that report their health as Good or Very Good (69%) than average, which is usually indicative of areas with older populations or areas of social deprivation.

Health
Very Good 80
Good 76
Fair 44
Bad 22
Very Bad 4
Total 226

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 34
Apprenticeship 15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
No GCSEs or Equivalent 61
Total 208

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Telford) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 96% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 217
Mixed Ethnicity 4
Indian 2
Chinese 3
Total 226

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 207
European Union 10
Middle East and Asia 5
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 2
Total 224

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 207
10+ Years 12
5-10 Years 2
2-5 Years 3
Less Than 2 Years 2
Total 226

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to TF4 2WP.

Passport(s) Held
None 67
United Kingdom 150
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 6
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 2

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 83
Christian 124
Buddhist 0
Hindu 2
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 1
Not Stated 16
Total 226

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Dawley & Aqueduct ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 38% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 60
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 20
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 13
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 3
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 8
Retired 80
Looking After Home or Family 4
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 15
Other 4
Total 210

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 9
Professional Occupations 11
Associate Professional Occupations 11
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 12
Skilled Trades Occupations 14
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 10
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 7
Elementary Occupations 14
Total 96

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 12
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 30
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 26
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 24
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 14
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 28
Semi-Routine Occupation 43
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 23
Full-time Student 8
Total 208

Telford, TF4 2WP is within the Dawley and Malinslee policing neighbourhood, under the West Mercia Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near TF4 2WP
Neighbourhood Team Address Dawley and Malinslee
Force Website: https://www.westmercia.police.uk

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Below are the details of the closest services to TF4 2WP. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for TF4 2WP.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest railway stations to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest railway station is Telford Central, approximately 1.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Telford Central 1.7 miles
Oakengates 2 miles
Wellington (Shropshire) 2.9 miles
Shifnal 4.3 miles
Cosford 7.2 miles
Albrighton 8.9 miles
Codsall 12 miles
Shrewsbury 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest is Ladygrove Primary School, approximately 280 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Ladygrove Primary School 280 yards January 2016
    
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy 590 yards June 2023
    
Lawley Village Academy 0.6 miles May 2018
    
Captain Webb Primary School 0.7 miles December 2019
    
Old Park Primary School 0.9 miles March 2023
    
Lawley Primary School 0.9 miles September 2023
    
Newdale Primary School & Nursery 1.1 miles June 2017
    
Lightmoor Village Primary School 1.2 miles February 2017
    
Aqueduct Primary Academy 1.4 miles May 2022
    
Lantern Academy 1.5 miles January 2020
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest is The Telford Langley School, approximately 0.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
The Telford Langley School 0.5 miles July 2024
    
The Telford Park School 1.8 miles May 2022
    
Madeley Academy 1.8 miles September 2022
    
Kickstart Academy 2 miles March 2022
    
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 2.3 miles October 2013
    
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 2.4 miles June 2023
    
Ercall Wood Academy 2.4 miles November 2022
    
Holy Trinity Academy 2.7 miles May 2018
    
Wrekin College 2.8 miles  
New Road Academy 2.9 miles March 2022
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest is Dawley Medical Practice, approximately 730 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Dawley Medical Practice 730 yards
Teldoc - Lawley 0.5 miles
Holliwell Practice 1.6 miles
Hollinswood Surgery 1.6 miles
Teldoc 1.7 miles
Teldoc Towergate House 1.8 miles
Stirchley Medical Practice 1.9 miles
Charlton Medical Practice 2.1 miles
Woodside Medical Practice 2.1 miles
Teldoc - Oakengates 2.2 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest is Dental Matters, approximately 580 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest hospitals to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest is Princess Royal Hospital, approximately 3.4 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Princess Royal Hospital 3.4 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Telford, TF4 2WP. The nearest is Eye Wise Opticians, approximately 700 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.