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Newport (Telford and Wrekin)

Newport (Telford and Wrekin) is a town in Shropshire, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 16 restaurants and cafés, along with 55 bus stops. In June 2026, there were around 68 recorded street crimes, 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 Newport (Telford and Wrekin) 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
43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 192nd of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.

Low crime42
Home affordability78
Affordable rents82
Good schools2
Life expectancy24
Low deprivation32
Employment31
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

8°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:32

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

81 reported · August 2026▲ 56% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences40
  • Anti-social behaviour15
  • Criminal damage & arson10
  • Burglary3

Neighbourhood team: Newport · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • ASB Newport - Town’s park that include Shukers Field, Millwood Mere and Norbroom Park. This includes general ASB from young persons inclu…
  • Wildlife/Rural Crime - Edgmond Reports have been received regarding wildlife and rural crime within the Edgmond area.

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

104 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 92 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • 55 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oakengates (9.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£221,853 average▲ 1.2% YoY

Across Telford and Wrekin · to 2026-08

Detached£345,093
Semi-detached£204,213
Terraced£175,240
Flat£98,929

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 (9.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Lilleshall (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches21
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds12

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)

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%)

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
  • 121 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

Your MP

Mark Pritchard

Conservative

The Wrekin

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
  • NoCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces

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

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,200 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

Grid electricity

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 39% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 5%

156 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in TF10

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in The Wrekin:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Newport Guildhall · 0.2 km

    Newport Guildhall is a large timber-framed municipal building in Newport, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Old Town Hall, Newport · 0.2 km

    The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in St Mary Street, Newport, Shropshire, England. The structure, which is now divided into a series of shop units on the ground floor and used as a children's play area on the…

  • Newport, Shropshire · 0.2 km

    Newport is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Telford, 12 miles (19 km) west of Stafford, and is near the Shropshire-Staff…

  • Burton Borough School · 0.2 km

    Burton Borough School is a coeducational secondary school on the southern edge of Newport, Shropshire, England, in Audley Avenue. The school was opened in 1957. In 2004 it was designated a Specialist Arts College.

  • Newport Rural District · 0.2 km

    Newport was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1934.

  • Castle House School · 0.2 km

    Haberdashers' Castle House is a private preparatory day school for boys and girls, first established in 1944, at Chetwynd End, Newport, Shropshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Newport (Telford and Wrekin)?
Newport (Telford and Wrekin) is a town in Shropshire, England, in the Telford and Wrekin local authority.
How deprived is Newport (Telford and Wrekin)?
The Telford and Wrekin local authority, which includes Newport (Telford and Wrekin), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.