United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~181k · 76 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but challenging to get ahead. Telford and Wrekin offers a median house price 6.4 times median annual pay, lower than the West Midlands average, and monthly rents take a manageable 28.3% of gross earnings. However, weekly pay is below the regional median at £692.50, and recorded crime is higher than average. Deprivation is also a significant concern, with a score higher than three-quarters of English authorities. This location suits those prioritising lower housing costs over career progression and who are willing to accept higher crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Telford and Wrekin ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,010/yr
Very low
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£230,000
Affordable
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Rent
£850/mo
Affordable
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,256/yr
Cheapest
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Crime
74.9/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
25.0
High
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
85.1%
Concerning
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
74 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
63 of 74 (85.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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76 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 76 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.