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Lilleshall

Lilleshall is a village in Shropshire, England, with a population of around 942. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Oakengates, 5.7 km away. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lilleshall area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Telford and Wrekin area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
44/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 190th of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.

Low crime42
Home affordability78
Affordable rents81
Good schools2
Life expectancy28
Low deprivation31
Employment32
Low council tax89

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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 33% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:39

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 30% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour3

Neighbourhood team: Newport · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Speeding/Anti-social driving

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

Road safety

129 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Oakengates (5.7 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oakengates (5.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£220,519 average 1.3% YoY

Across Telford and Wrekin · to 2026-06

Detached£345,217
Semi-detached£203,403
Terraced£172,319
Flat£97,189

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£861 average monthly rent 7.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £600
  • 2 bed £771
  • 3 bed £954

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Lilleshall (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 99 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,256 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (32% of 84,460)

A £1,504
B £1,755
C £2,006
D £2,256
E £2,758
F £3,259
G £3,760
H £4,513

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%)

77inspected 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

172 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes40
  • GP practices17
  • Dentists31
  • Homecare agencies69
  • Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 75% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Telford and Wrekin

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

124 applications decided

90.3% granted · 112 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mark Pritchard

Conservative

The Wrekin

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 37
  • Con 8
  • LD 6
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£693 median full-time weekly pay

3.9% 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

Grid electricity

87% low-carbon electricity

Wind 65% · Nuclear 18% · Gas 10% · Biomass 5%

47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Lilleshall Monument · 0.3 km

    The Lilleshall Monument, also known as the Sutherland Monument, is a 21-metre (70-foot) stone obelisk erected in 1833 on Lilleshall Hill overlooking the village of Lilleshall in Shropshire.

  • Lilleshall · 0.3 km

    Lilleshall is a village and civil parish in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England.

  • Lilleshall Abbey · 1.4 km

    Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of A…

  • Cheswell, Shropshire · 2.0 km

    Cheswell is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, on the edge of the Weald Moors.

  • Lilleshall Hall · 2.0 km

    Lilleshall Hall is a large former country house and estate at Sheriffhales, Shropshire, England.

  • Muxton · 2.1 km

    Muxton is a village in the parish of Donnington and Muxton in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It situated between the towns of Newport, Oakengates and Telford.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lilleshall?
Lilleshall is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Telford and Wrekin local authority.
What is the population of Lilleshall?
Lilleshall has an approximate settlement population of 942.
How deprived is Lilleshall?
The Telford and Wrekin local authority, which includes Lilleshall, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.