October 2026 report
Area reports · West Midlands · Telford and Wrekin
West Midlands · Local authority district

Telford and Wrekin

How Telford and Wrekin compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£2,811
-2.0% on the year
HPAI Property Index
44/100
Ranked 207th of 316 districts
Sales a month
150
-31% on the year
Recorded crime
71 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

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Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
Band1 low8 high (always best)

Price per m²

£2,811/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 2/8Score 5/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to Telford and Wrekin: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

North Northamptonshire
84% alike
Same band for energy efficiency
Busier market: 346 sales a monthLess dense: 391/km²
Swindon
84% alike
Same band for energy efficiency
Pricier: £3,533/m²Busier market: 220 sales a month
Warrington
84% alike
Same band for carbon
Pricier: £3,347/m²Busier market: 200 sales a monthPrices rising there (+2.7%)
St. Helens
83% alike
Same band for sales, carbon
Less energy-efficient homesHigher crime: 86 per 1,000Prices rising there (+2.2%)
Newport
82% alike
Same band for carbon
Higher crime: 108 per 1,000Less energy-efficient homes
Gateshead
81% alike
Same band for sales
Less energy-efficient homesFewer rail journeys

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than Telford and Wrekin's £2,811

Gateshead
81% alike
Same band for sales
Less energy-efficient homesFewer rail journeys
Sunderland
77% alike
Higher crime: 95 per 1,000Denser: 2,059/km²
Stockton-on-Tees
77% alike
Same band for sales, rail use
Higher crime: 108 per 1,000Higher-carbon homesPrices rising there (+0.0%)
Barnsley
76% alike
Less energy-efficient homesHigher crime: 94 per 1,000

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical semi-detached house in Telford and Wrekin (£190,000) costs about £863 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are down 4.9% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in Telford and Wrekin (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£863a month
Loan
£142,500
Deposit
£47,500
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in Telford and Wrekin sell for £2,811 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 12% below the West Midlands median. Prices fell 2.0% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached2,953 -3.5%£336,000
Semi-detached2,621 -6.3%£190,000
Terraced2,148 +1.6%£178,000
Flat1,901 -8.1%£74,250

Market

About 1,803 homes sold in the last 12 months, 37% of them semi-detacheds. Activity is down 31% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

200,345 people live in Telford and Wrekin, 690 per km² across 290.3 km². The population changed by +0.6% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

69Average EPC scoreBand 8 of 8
3.3 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 7 of 8
690Residents per km²Band 4 of 8

Transport

3 rail stations with 1.9 million entries and exits in 2025. Telford Central accounts for 61%.

Rail stations

Entries and exits, 2025 (Office of Rail and Road), with the change on the previous year

Safety

71 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 51% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is down 0.8% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

64 schools take primary-age pupils and 22 secondary-age, 31,859 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in Telford and Wrekin

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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