Allscott
Allscott is a village in Shropshire, England, with no population data provided. It has no listed local facilities or bus stops. The nearest railway station is Wellington, located 4.5 km away, and there was 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Allscott area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Telford and Wrekin area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 185,544 residents at roughly 639 people per km².
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- County
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 192nd of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:36
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
Neighbourhood team: Wellington West and Rural · West Mercia
Local policing priorities
- Members of the public have reported incidents of anti-social behaviour involving the use of e-scooters within Wellington Town Centre. Con…
- Members of the public have raised concerns regarding vehicles being driven at excessive speeds within the Roaden and Waters Upton areas.…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
150 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 190 casualties · 8.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
25 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wellington (4.1 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wellington (Shropshire) (4.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£221,853 average▲ 1.2% YoY
Across Telford and Wrekin · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£861 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY
- 1 bed £600
- 2 bed £771
- 3 bed £954
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.3 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,244 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.4 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Agrovista Allscott (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
185,544 residents in Telford and Wrekin · 639/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,584
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,777
- Net moves+1,807
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 95 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,256 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (32% of 84,460)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
86 schools · 32,089 pupils
56 primary · 12 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 24 of 35 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (69%)
77 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Newport Girls' High School AcademyOutstanding
- Charlton SchoolGood
- Haberdashers' AdamsGood
- Madeley AcademyGood
- Haberdashers' Abraham DarbyRequires improvement
- New Road AcademyRequires improvement
- The Burton Borough SchoolRequires improvement
- The Telford Langley SchoolRequires improvement
- The Telford Park SchoolInadequate
- Ercall Wood Academy
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
- Holy Trinity Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Telford and Wrekin
Care & health services
170 CQC-registered services
- Care homes38
- GP practices17
- Dentists32
- Homecare agencies67
- Hospitals & hospices2
CQC ratings: 76% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Telford and Wrekin
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
152 applications decided
93.4% granted · 142 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 37
- Con 8
- LD 6
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,200 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £40,000 avg
e.g. Agricultural Service Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£693 median full-time weekly pay
4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,346 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
57% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 91,854 certificates
14.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 55.4 women · 56.7 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in The Wrekin:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills234 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK194 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth174 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND166 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks149 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Allscott · 0.1 kmAllscott is a small village 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Wellington, Shropshire. The River Tern flows by. It falls within the parish of Wrockwardine and the borough of Telford and Wrekin. Nearby is the small village…
Isombridge · 0.8 kmIsombridge is a small hamlet in rural Shropshire. It lies on the border of the civil parishes of Wrockwardine and Rodington, north of Wrockwardine village, near the River Tern. Population details are included under Ro…
Allscott Heath F.C. · 0.9 kmAllscott Heath Football Club is a football club based in Allscott, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One South, and play at Allscott Sports & Social Club, Allsc…
Wrockwardine · 1.7 kmWrockwardine is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village lies north of The Wrekin and the M54/A5, and west of Wellington. In 2011 the pa…
- Admaston railway station · 1.7 km
Admaston railway station was a railway station serving the village of Admaston in Shropshire, England. It was located on what is now known as the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line.
River Roden, Shropshire · 2.0 kmThe River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters. It flows southeast and meets the River Tern at Walcot.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Allscott?
- Allscott is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Telford and Wrekin local authority.
- How deprived is Allscott?
- The Telford and Wrekin local authority, which includes Allscott, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.