Telford

15°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 15° · 47% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:32

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

10 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Shrewsbury Rural East · West Mercia

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

389 reported road collisions (2024)

135 killed or seriously injured · 528 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

87 food businesses within 2 miles

• 81 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Horsehay & Dawley (4.0 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£284,036 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Shropshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£819 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY

• 1 bed £605
• 2 bed £765
• 3 bed £949

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

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 100 kW
• Nearest: Best Western Valley Hotel (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

323,606 residents in Shropshire · 101/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 165 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,528 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 152,270)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

185 schools · 43,666 pupils

127 primary · 19 secondary · 39 other

Ofsted: 55 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

151inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Shropshire

359 CQC-registered services

• Care homes118
• GP practices46
• Dentists77
• Homecare agencies87
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Shropshire

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

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

528 applications decided

88.4% granted · 467 granted, 61 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 4
• Con 7
• LD 40
• Grn 4
• Ref 15
• Oth 4

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

17,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,832 jobs advertised · £42,420 avg

e.g. Traffic Management Operative, Press Brake Setter / Operator, Dental Nurse (Hiring Immediately)

Source: Adzuna

£727 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,151 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 154,677 certificates

17.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 63 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Shropshire:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office432 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership372 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership330 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills278 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Ironbridge power stations · 0.3 km

  The Ironbridge power stations refers to two power stations that occupied a site on the banks of the River Severn at Buildwas in Shropshire, England. The Ironbridge B Power Station was operated by E.ON UK but the site…

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  Buildwas railway station · 0.3 km

  Buildwas railway station was an isolated junction railway station on the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway and Severn Valley Railway. Opened on 1 February 1862. Although the station served both the Severn Valley Railw…

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  Albert Edward Bridge · 0.7 km

  The Albert Edward Bridge is a railway bridge spanning the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England.

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  Tick Wood And Benthall Edge · 1.0 km

  Tick Wood and Benthall Edge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shropshire, England. This protected area is located on the opposite side of the River Severn from Ironbridge and extends west towards the…

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  Buildwas Abbey · 1.1 km

  Buildwas Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located on the banks of the River Severn, at Buildwas in Shropshire, England - today about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Ironbridge. Founded by the local bishop in 1135, it was spa…

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  Buildwas · 1.3 km

  Buildwas is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the north bank of the River Severn at grid reference SJ641045. It lies on the B4380 road between Atcham and Ironbridge. The Royal Mail postcodes begin…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)