Edgmond

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 4° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:37

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom

• 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

6 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Burglary2
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Newport · West Mercia

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

105 food businesses within 2 miles

• 88 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£221,853 average▲ 1.2% YoY

Across Telford and Wrekin · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Lilleshall (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

185,544 residents in Telford and Wrekin · 639/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Telford and Wrekin

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

152 applications decided

93.4% granted · 142 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mark Pritchard

Conservative

The Wrekin

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 37
• Con 8
• LD 6
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,200 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Nuclear 22% · Wind 21% · Imports 5%

188 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in TF10

• Wellington Road Surgery
• Linden Hall Surgery
• Newport & Central Pcn

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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