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2011 Census Profile Telford and Wrekin

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Document Governance Title 2011 Census Profile Telford and Wrekin

Purpose/scope To detail the findings for Telford and Wrekin from the 2011 Census

Subject key words Census, population, ethnicity, households Priority All Lead author & contact details Helen Homer, Telford & Wrekin Council

Email: [email protected] Tel:01952 380138

Date of report 27 June 2013 Version 3.3

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Contents

1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Population characteristics ............................................................................................... 5

1.2 Diversity .......................................................................................................................... 5

1.3 Household and family characteristics .............................................................................. 6

1.4 Housing ........................................................................................................................... 6

1.5 Communal establishments .............................................................................................. 7

1.6 Employment and economy ............................................................................................. 7

1.7 Health and care............................................................................................................... 7

2 Population characteristics ..................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Population ....................................................................................................................... 8

2.2 Age structure .................................................................................................................. 9

2.3 Gender .......................................................................................................................... 12

2.4 Population Density ........................................................................................................ 12

3 Diversity .............................................................................................................................. 13

3.1 Ethnicity ........................................................................................................................ 13

3.1.1 Population ethnic groups ........................................................................................ 14

3.1.2 Households with multiple ethnicity .......................................................................... 16

3.2 Country of birth ............................................................................................................. 17

3.2.1 Length of residency in the UK ................................................................................ 18

3.3 National identity ............................................................................................................ 19

3.4 Language ...................................................................................................................... 20

3.4.1 Main language ........................................................................................................ 20

3.4.2 English language proficiency .................................................................................. 22

3.4.3 Household language .............................................................................................. 23

3.5 Passports held .............................................................................................................. 24

3.6 Religion ......................................................................................................................... 26

4 Household and family characteristics.................................................................................. 27

4.1 Legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status ........................................................ 28

4.2 Household structure ...................................................................................................... 29

4.3 Access to a car or van .................................................................................................. 32

4.4 Household deprivation .................................................................................................. 33

5 Housing ............................................................................................................................... 35

5.1 Housing stock ............................................................................................................... 35

5.2 Accommodation type .................................................................................................... 36

5.3 Number of rooms .......................................................................................................... 37

5.3.1 Number of bedrooms .............................................................................................. 38

5.4 Occupancy rating .......................................................................................................... 39

5.5 Central heating.............................................................................................................. 40

5.6 Tenure .......................................................................................................................... 42



6 Communal Establishments ................................................................................................. 44

6.1 Establishments.............................................................................................................. 44

6.2 Population ..................................................................................................................... 45

7 Employment and economy ................................................................................................. 46

7.1 Economic activity .......................................................................................................... 46

7.2 Unemployment .............................................................................................................. 48

7.3 Hours worked ................................................................................................................ 50

7.4 Industry of employment ................................................................................................. 51

7.5 Occupation .................................................................................................................... 52

7.6 Social grade .................................................................................................................. 53

7.7 Method of travel to work ................................................................................................ 55

7.8 Students ........................................................................................................................ 57

7.8.1 Living away from home during term time ................................................................ 57

7.8.2 Economic activity of Students ................................................................................. 58

7.9 Qualifications ................................................................................................................ 59

7.10 Armed forces ............................................................................................................. 60

8 Health and care .................................................................................................................. 61

8.1 General health .............................................................................................................. 61

8.2 Long term health problem or disability .......................................................................... 62

8.3 Carers ........................................................................................................................... 63

Appendix I. Map of Telford and Wrekin ward areas ............................................................... 65



1 Executive Summary The 2011 Census was carried out by the Office for National Statistics on 27th March 2011. A census has been run every decade since 1901 (excluding 1941) providing a wealth of information on population change and characteristics in England and Wales. Along with many other authorities Telford and Wrekin has seen considerable change over the ten years preceding the 2011 Census, both in population growth through migration and rising fertility, and an increase in population diversity through migration of new communities.

1.1 Population characteristics Over the last decade population growth has been slower than in the decade prior to the 2001 Census, continuing the trend of population growth slowing down in Telford and Wrekin since the boom seen through the 1960s and 1970s. Between 2001 and 2011, population growth in Telford and Wrekin (5.3%) was below the average growth for Local Authorities in England (6.9%) and the West Midlands (6.4%). Telford and Wrekin’s population is aging, with an increasing proportion of residents aged 65 and over, and the fastest increase since 2001 (27.3%) seen in the 85+ cohort. Despite this, Telford and Wrekin continues to be younger than the national population with 20.5% of the Borough’s population aged under 16 compared to 18.9% nationally. The population density of Telford and Wrekin is 5.7 people per hectare, higher than the regional (4.3) and national (4.1) figures.

1.2 Diversity Around one in ten people in Telford and Wrekin (10.6%) are from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) background, half the regional (21.0%) and national (20.3%) figures. The largest ethnic groups after White British were Indian or British Indian (1.8%), Pakistani or British Pakistani (1.3%) and Polish (1.2%). A total of 7.3% of Telford and Wrekin residents were born outside the UK, with over half of these having lived here for ten years or more. Just under a third of non-UK born residents were born in EU Accession countries, with the majority of these residents arriving since 2001. More than three quarters of residents in Telford and Wrekin gave their national identity as ‘English’ with some of these also providing a second identity. Nearly 7,000 people, some 4.2% of the population did not identify with any UK or Irish identity. There are over 75 separate languages spoken in Telford and Wrekin, with the most prevalent of these being English (95.9%), Polish (1.3%) and Panjabi (0.6%). Telford and Wrekin has a slightly higher proportion of Polish main language speakers than regionally (0.9%) and nationally (1.0%), with this language being the second most common in the Borough and fifth and fourth regionally and nationally. Of those in Telford and Wrekin whose main language was not English, well over half could speak English well or very well. Just 0.2% of the population were unable to speak English at all, slightly lower than the regional (0.4%) figure.



Across the Borough 2.2% of households contained no residents with English as a main language lower than regional (3.7%) and national (4.4%) rates. A quarter (25.4%) of Telford and Wrekin residents have no passport, considerably higher than regionally (20.5%) and nationally (16.5%). Of those that do hold passports, the vast majority are UK passports. Around two thirds (66.1%) of Telford and Wrekin residents have a religion, a fall from 77.6% in 2001. The number of Christians in the Borough has fallen by some 15,000 people, with the number of Muslims increasing by around 1,000.

1.3 Household and family characteristics The 2011 Census found 66,608 occupied household spaces in Telford and Wrekin accommodating 164,440 people, giving an average household size of 2.47, slightly higher than the national 2.36. Across Telford and Wrekin, just under half (47.8%) of residents aged 16+ reported being married or in a same sex civil partnership. The percentage of people who are divorced or have a legally dissolved same-sex civil partnership in Telford and Wrekin (10.2%) is higher than regionally (8.7%) and nationally (9.0%). A quarter of Borough households (25.2%) are single person households, with one in ten households (10.7%) single person households aged 65 and over. A third (33.0%) of Telford and Wrekin households have dependent children, higher than the regional (30.2%) and national (29.1%) figures. A fifth of households in Telford and Wrekin do not have access to a car, lower than regionally and nationally. The average number of cars per household is 1.27, an increase from 1.18 in 2001. The 2011 Census categorises households on their deprivation across four dimensions; employment, education, health and disability and housing. Two out of five households in Telford and Wrekin were not deprived in any dimensions, with just 5.9% of households deprived in three or four dimensions.

1.4 Housing As in the national picture, the majority of households in Telford and Wrekin (89.8%) live in a house or bungalow. Less than one in ten households (9.8%) live in flats, lower than the regional (14.7%) and national (20.2%) figures. Just 5.2% of households in Telford and Wrekin are experiencing overcrowding (have access to less rooms than they are assumed to need based on the number of people and their relationships), with the majority of households (55.1%) having two or more ‘extra’ rooms over their need. There have been a number of changes to the tenure profile of the Borough since 2001. The proportion of households privately renting has doubled (7.1% to 14.9%) with the proportion of socially rented households falling slightly. Twelve years after the transfer of housing stock to the Wrekin Housing Trust, some 5,409 households still see themselves as ‘Council’ tenants.



1.5 Communal establishments The 2011 Census recorded a total of 176 communal establishments in Telford and Wrekin, giving home to 2,201 people. Since 2001 the communal establishment population has seen considerable change with a large decrease in defence personnel and a large increase in other medical and care, and education.

1.6 Employment and economy Over two thirds (69.5%) of Telford and Wrekin residents aged 16-74 were economically active at the time of the 2011 Census. The proportion of people looking after the home/family has decreased since 2001 from 7.1% to 4.8%, just slightly above the regional (4.6%) and national (4.4%) rates. Some 35.9% of Borough residents aged 16-74 were not working at the time of the 2011 Census with a total of 8,746 people having never worked, proportionally lower than regionally and nationally, but a large increase since 2001. The most common industry of employment in the Borough was manufacturing, accounting for 16.9% of all 16-74 year olds in employment, nearly double the national rate for this industry. Other significant areas were; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles (16.7%), Human health and social work activities (10.9%), Education (9.3%) and Public administration and defence, compulsory social security (8.2%).

Around a quarter (24.6%) of Telford and Wrekin residents aged 16 and over have no qualifications, slightly higher than the national average (22.5%). Borough residents are also less likely to have higher level qualifications with a third (33.9%) of local residents having level 3 or above qualifications compared to half (49.8%) of residents across England. At the 2011 Census there were 594 usual residents of Telford and Wrekin employed in the armed forces, a fall of around 200 people since 2001.

1.7 Health and care The majority (80.2%) of residents in Telford and Wrekin reported their health as good or very good. Nearly 31,000 people in the Borough have a long term illness or disability that limits their daily activities, 18.6% of the population. More than one in ten Telford and Wrekin residents (10.8%) are providing some level of unpaid care, with 3% providing 50 or more hours per week.



2 Population characteristics

2.1 Population The 2011 Census population of Telford and Wrekin was 166,641, an increase of 5.3% or 8,316 people since 2001. Population growth within the Borough has slowed considerably since the dramatic changes seen with the development of the New Town through the 1960s, 1970s and onwards. During the 1990s Telford and Wrekin was among the 20 fastest growing local authority areas in England, but this is no longer the case with a population increase of 5.3% between 2001 and 2011 placing Telford and Wrekin below the average population increase for local authorities in England of 6.9% and the West Midlands (6.4%).

Table 1: Population change in Telford and Wrekin 1951 to 2011

Year Total

population

Population change

Count Percentage

1951 68,299 - -

1961 74,575 6,276 9.2%

1971 97,079 22,504 30.2%

1981 125,500 28,421 29.3%

1991 141,500 16,000 12.7%

2001 158,325 16,825 11.9%

2011 166,641 8,316 5.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics

Population growth has not been uniform across all areas of the Borough since 2001. Looking at Telford and Wrekin’s 33 wards, 15 of them saw a population increase greater than the Borough average of 5.3% with the highest growth of 52.5% in Horsehay & Lightmoor. Eighteen wards saw a population change less than the Borough average, with ten borough wards seeing a population decrease between 2001 and 2011.



Figure 1: Population change 2001-2011

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 and 2011 Census (KS102)

2.2 Age structure The population of Telford and Wrekin has aged since 2001 with 14.4% of the population aged 65+ in 2011 compared to 12.4% in 2001. Historically, Telford and Wrekin has been home to a much younger population than nationally and despite a decrease in the 5-15 population this trend continues with 20.5% of the Borough’s population aged under 16 compared to 18.9% nationally.

Table 2: Age Structure of Telford and Wrekin 2001 and 2011

Telford and Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011

People % People % % %

0-4 11,344 6.8% 10,508 6.6% 6.3% 6.3%

5-9 10,007 6.0% 11,054 7.0% 5.8% 5.6%

10-15 12,850 7.7% 13,749 8.7% 7.4% 7.0%

16-24 20,103 12.1% 17,552 11.1% 12.1% 11.9%

25-44 45,217 27.1% 47,553 30.0% 26.3% 27.5%

45-64 43,031 25.8% 38,281 24.2% 25.2% 25.4%

65-84 21,409 12.8% 17,523 11.1% 14.7% 14.1%

85+ 2,680 1.6% 2,105 1.3% 2.2% 2.2%

Total 166,641 100.0% 158,325 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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Population Percentage change

-8.5% - -2.2%

-2.2% - 1.7%

1.7% - 6.8%

6.8% - 12.7%

12.7% - 52.8%



Woodside has the largest proportion of children across wards within Telford and Wrekin, more than a quarter (29.7%) of its population are aged under 16.

Figure 2: Percentage of population aged 0-15

Source: Office for National Statistics 2011 Census KS102

Ercall Magna has the largest proportion of older people with a quarter (25.5%) of its population aged 65 and over.


% pop aged 0-15

1.2% - 14.4%

14.4% - 17.8%

17.8% - 21.5%

21.5% - 25.7%

25.7% - 38.3%



Figure 3: Percentage of population aged 0-15

Source: Office for National Statistics 2011 Census KS102

Considering the ratio between the 65+ age group and 0-15, Lawley and Overdale is the youngest of Telford and Wrekin’s wards with a ratio of 1:3.49; that is for every person aged 65+ within the ward there are more than three aged 0-15. Woodside is a close second with a ratio of 1:3.37. The fastest population growth across the age groups has been in those aged 85 and over with a 27.3% increase since 2001. The number of people aged 5-15 in Telford and Wrekin has decreased since 2001, however as a result of increasing fertility rates the 0-4 cohort has increased by 8%.

Table 3: Telford and Wrekin population age cohorts 2001 and 2011

Telford and Wrekin Population change 2001-

2011 2011 2001

0-4 11,344 10,508 8.0%

5-9 10,007 11,054 -9.5%

10-15 12,850 13,749 -6.5%

16-24 20,103 17,552 14.5%

25-44 45,217 47,553 -4.9%

45-64 43,031 38,281 12.4%

65-84 21,409 17,523 22.2%

85+ 2,680 2,105 27.3%

Total 166,641 158,325 5.3%



% pop aged 65+

0.5%- 7.5%

7.5% - 11.7%

11.7% - 16.0%

16.0% - 23.2%

23.2% - 64.7%



Nearly two thirds of Telford and Wrekin wards (21 out of 33) saw a fall in the number of people aged 0-15 between 2001 and 2011. Wards which saw the fastest fall in the under 16 population were Shawbirch (-22.6%), Dothill (-22.0%) and Dawley Magna (-15.4%). All but three wards saw an increase in the 65+ population between 2001 and 2011; Arleston (-5.6%), Madeley (-1.2%) and Donnington (-0.6%).

2.3 Gender At the 2011 Census, just over half (50.5%) of the population of Telford and Wrekin were female in line with the regional (50.7%) and national (50.8%) figures.

Figure 4: Population pyramid for Telford and Wrekin 2011

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 and 2011 Census (PP05 and PP06)

2.4 Population Density At the 2011 Census Telford and Wrekin had a population density of 5.7 people per hectare, higher than the regional and national densities (4.3 and 4.1 respectively) and an increase since 2001 (5.45).

Table 4: Population density for Telford and Wrekin 2011 and 2001


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011

All usual residents 166,641 158,325 5,601,847 53,012,456

Area Hectares 29,031 29,031 1,299,831 13,027,842

Density (persons/hectare) 5.7 5.45 4.3 4.1

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (UV002) and 2011 Census (QS102)

Across the Borough densities varied greatly from as low as 0.2 people per hectare in certain parts of Edgmond, Ercall Magna and Wrockwardine, to as high as 130.9 people per hectare in one area of Brookside. The most densely populated ward was Woodside at 48.2 people per hectare with the least dense ward being Ercall Magna at 0.4 people per hectare.

8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000

0 ‒ 45 ‒ 9

10 ‒ 1415 ‒ 1920 ‒ 2425 ‒ 2930 ‒ 3435 ‒ 3940 ‒ 4445 ‒ 4950 ‒ 5455 ‒ 5960 ‒ 6465 ‒ 6970 ‒ 7475 ‒ 7980 ‒ 8485 ‒ 89

90 and over

Males Females



Figure 5: Population density

Source: Office for National Statistics 2011 Census (QS102)

3 Diversity

3.1 Ethnicity


Pop density

Density

0.2 - 12.8

12.8 - 26.9

26.9 - 40.0

40.0 - 56.9

56.9 - 130.9

Changes since 2001: The 2011 Census used a revised list of ethnicity categories to that used in 2001.

• A new category of ‘Gypsy or Irish Traveller’ was included under White

• A new category of ‘Arab’ was included under Other ethnicity.

• The category ‘English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British’ has replaced ‘British’

• The ‘Chinese’ category moved from under Other ethnicity to be under Asian / Asian British

• The Mixed heading has been relabelled Mixed / multiple ethnic groups

• The Black or Black British heading has been relabelled Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

Categories may not be directly comparable between the two censuses.



3.1.1 Population ethnic groups

At the 2011 Census, a total of 17,545 people in Telford and Wrekin reported being from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)1 group, some 10.6% of the population, an increase since 2001 (7.0%) but considerably lower than the regional (21.0%) and national (20.3%) figures. In the first census to provide the option, 166 people in Telford and Wrekin identified themselves as ‘Gypsy or Irish Traveller’, some 0.1% of the population, the same proportion as regionally and nationally. When considering the list of 251 detailed ethnic groups, the largest groups within Telford and Wrekin were:

• English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British – 149,096 (89.5%)

• Indian or British Indian – 3,076 people (1.8%)

• Pakistani or British Pakistani – 2,243 people (1.3%)

• Polish – 1,967 people (1.2%)

• White and Black Caribbean – 1,423 people (0.9%)

1 Black and Minority Ethnic groups including Irish, Gypsy or Irish Traveller and Any other White background



Table 5: Ethnic background

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Wh

ite

English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British

149,096 89.5% 147,314 93.0% 79.2% 79.8%

Irish 729 0.4% 1,061 0.7% 1.0% 1.0%

Gypsy or Irish Traveller 166 0.1% n/a n/a 0.1% 0.1%

Any other White background 4,424 2.7% 1,639 1.0% 2.5% 4.6%

Total White 154,515 92.7% 150,014 94.8% 82.7% 85.4%

Mix

ed /

m

ultip

le e

thnic

gro

ups

White and Black Caribbean 1,423 0.9% 935 0.6% 1.2% 0.8%

White and Black African 278 0.2% 108 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%

White and Asian 799 0.5% 452 0.3% 0.6% 0.6%

Any other Mixed / multiple background

483 0.3% 233 0.1% 0.4% 0.5%

Total Mixed / multiple 2,983 1.8% 1,728 1.1% 2.4% 2.3%

Asia

n / A

sia

n

British

Indian 3,076 1.8% 2,623 1.7% 3.9% 2.6%

Pakistani 2,243 1.3% 1,598 1.0% 4.1% 2.1%

Bangladeshi 162 0.1% 98 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%

Chinese 647 0.4% 542 0.3% 0.6% 0.7%

Any other Asian background 863 0.5% 267 0.2% 1.3% 1.5%

Total Asian / Asian British 6,991 4.2% 5,128 3.2% 10.8% 7.8%

Bla

ck / A

fric

an

/ C

arib

be

an /

Bla

ck B

ritish

African 1,023 0.6% 263 0.2% 1.1% 1.8%

Caribbean 607 0.4% 567 0.4% 1.5% 1.1%

Any other Black/African/Caribbean background

149 0.1% 98 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%

Total Black / African / Caribbean / Black British

1,779 1.1% 928 0.3% 3.3% 3.5%

Oth

er

eth

nic

gro

up

Arab 86 0.1% n/a n/a 0.3% 0.4%

Any other ethnic group 387 0.2% 527 0.3% 0.6% 0.6%

Total Other ethnic group 473 0.3% 527 0.3% 0.9% 1.0%

All BME 17,545 10.6% 11,011 7.0% 21.0% 20.3%

Total population 166,641 100.0% 158,325 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


The ethnicity profile is not the same Borough wide, certain ethnic groups are clustered around particular areas:

• More than a fifth (21.2%) of all residents from ‘any other White background’ live in Hadley and Leegomery ward

• Around a third (32.3%) of the Borough’s Pakistani population live in Hadley and Leegomery, with just under a quarter (23.2%) living in College ward and 16.5% living in Arleston ward.



College ward has the largest proportionate BME population at 32.6%, followed by Hadley and Leegomery (26.8%) and Arleston (23.2%).

Figure 6: Percentage of population from a BME background

Source: Office for National Statistics 2011 Census (KS201)

3.1.2 Households with multiple ethnicity The majority of households in Telford and Wrekin (68.8%) are made up of members from the same ethnic group, with a further 25.2% of single person households. Just 6.0%, some 4,020 households are made up of different ethic groups, with half of these (3.3%) between partnerships. These figures have changed very little since 2001.

Table 6: Households with multiple ethnicity in Telford and Wrekin


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


One person household 16,793 25.2% 16,551 26.0% 29.6% 30.2%

All household members have the same ethnic group

45,795 68.8% 44,431 69.7% 63.0% 60.9%

Different identities between generations only

1,177 1.8% 763 1.2% 2.5% 2.3%

Different identities within partnerships

2,192 3.3% 1,713 2.7% 3.6% 4.6%

Any other combination of multiple ethnic identities

651 1.0% 310 0.5% 1.3% 2.0%

All households 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census (UV69) and 2011 Census (QS202)


BME population

0.0% - 4.1%

4.1% - 6.3%

6.3% - 9.0%

9.0% - 14.8%

14.8% - 62.1%



Telford and Wrekin has a greater proportion of single ethnic group households than regionally and nationally.

3.2 Country of birth Around one in 14 Telford and Wrekin residents (7.3%) were born outside of the UK, an increase from one in 20 (5.1%) in 2001. Just under a third of non-UK born residents, 1.9% of the population, were born in EU Accession countries with the majority of these residents arriving since 2001.

Table 7: Country of birth


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


England 148,157 88.9% 142,815 90.2% 86.1% 83.5%

Northern Ireland 850 0.5% 935 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%

Scotland 2,373 1.4% 2,748 1.7% 0.9% 1.3%

Wales 3,118 1.9% 3,768 2.4% 1.4% 1.0%

UK unspecified 6 0.0% 23 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Ireland 630 0.4% 795 0.5% 0.8% 0.7%

EU Member countries March 2001

1,771 1.1% 1,669 1.1% 0.9% 1.7%

EU Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011

3,216 1.9% 609 0.4%

1.5% 2.0%

Other Europe 326 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%

Africa 1,522 0.9% 889 0.6 1.5% 2.4%

Middle East and Asia 3,826 2.3% 3,207 2.0% 5.3% 4.8%

The Americas and the Caribbean 675 0.4% 598 0.4% 0.9% 1.3%

Oceania 171 0.1% 221 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%

Other 0 0.0% 51 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

All non UK born 12,137 7.3% 8,039 5.1% 11.2% 13.8%

All People 166,641 100.0% 158,330 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census (ST015) and 2011 Census (KS204)

Just 7.3% of Telford and Wrekin’s population were born outside the UK, lower than the regional rate and nearly half of the national proportion. The Borough has a larger proportion of residents born in EU accession countries than regionally (1.9% compared to 1.5%), similar to the national rate. Wards with the highest proportion of non-UK born residents are:

• Hadley and Leegomery (16.4%)

• College (19.4%)

• Arleston (13.2%)



Figure 7: Percentage of non-UK born residents


3.2.1 Length of residency in the UK

Of the 12,137 people in Telford and Wrekin born outside the UK over half (6,228) have lived in the UK for ten years or more.

Table 8: Length of residency in the UK


Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

Born in the UK 154,504 92.7% 88.8% 86.2%

Less than 2 years 1,370 0.8% 1.3% 1.8%

2 years or more but less than 5 years 2,136 1.3% 1.6% 2.2%

5 years or more but less than 10 years 2,403 1.4% 2.3% 2.9%

10 years or more 6,228 3.7% 6.0% 7.0%

All residents born outside the UK 12,137 7.3% 11.2% 13.8%

All usual residents 166,641 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Telford and Wrekin has a smaller proportion of residents born outside the UK than regionally and nationally.


Residents born outside the UK

0.3% - 3.3%

3.3% - 4.7%

4.7% - 6.7%

6.7% - 9.6%

9.6% - 34.3%

Changes since 2001: A new question was added: If you were not born in the United Kingdom, when did you most recently arrive to live here?



Within the Borough, Edgmond ward has seen the highest proportionate recent immigration with nearly half (49.4%) of all non-UK born residents having arrived less than two years ago. Edgmond ward is home to Harper Adams University and Halls of residence and as such its profile is led by a large student population.

Figure 8: Percentage of the population resident in the UK for less than ten years


3.3 National identity

The 2011 Census was the first to ask a question on national identity, separating this from country of birth and ethnicity. People were able to select more than one identity so could identify themselves, for example, as ‘English’ and ‘British’ or just ‘British’. The majority of residents in Telford and Wrekin identified themselves as ‘English’ with over two thirds of residents (67.9%) stating this as their sole identity and a further 10.0% giving their identity as ‘English’ combined with another identity. Nearly 7,000 people, some 4.2% of the population did not identify with any UK or Irish identity.


UK resident for less than 10 years

0.0% - 0.7%

0.7% - 1.7%

1.7% - 3.0%

3.0% - 4.9%

4.9% - 30.6%

Changes since 2001: A new question was added:

• How would you describe your national identity?



Table 9: National identity


Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

English English only 113,223 67.9% 63.2% 60.4%

All with English identity 129,742 77.9% 72.5% 70.1%

Welsh Welsh only 1,839 1.1% 0.8% 0.6%

All with Welsh identity 2,422 1.5% 1.1% 0.8%

Scottish Scottish only 1,447 0.9% 0.6% 0.8%

All with Scottish identity 1,907 1.1% 0.7% 1.0%

Northern Irish Northern Irish only 406 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

All with Northern Irish identity

502 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%

Cornish Cornish only 18 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

All with Cornish identity 23 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%

British British only 25,339 15.2% 19.2% 19.2%

All with British identity 42,239 25.3% 28.7% 29.3%

Irish Irish only 436 0.3% 0.6% 0.6%

All with Irish identity 484 0.3% 0.7% 0.7%

Other Other identities only 6,961 4.2% 6.2% 8.3%

All with other identities 7,570 4.5% 6.8% 9.3%

All usual residents 166,641 166,641 100.0% 100.0%


The proportion of Telford and Wrekin residents who do not consider themselves to have any British or Irish identity (4.2%) is lower than the regional figure and nearly half the national rate of 8.3%. The proportion of people identifying themselves as ‘British’ is also lower in the Borough than regionally and nationally.

3.4 Language

3.4.1 Main language For the first time in 2011 the census asked people for their main language. There were more than 78 separate main languages spoken in Telford and Wrekin at the time of the census with the most prevalent being :

• English – 153,163 people (95.9%)

• Polish – 2,147 people (1.3%)

• Panjabi – 934 people (0.6%)

• Urdu – 533 people (0.3%)

• All other Chinese (not Mandarin or Cantonese) – 240 people (0.2%)

Changes since 2001: Two new questions were added to the 2011 Census;

• ‘What is your main language?’

• ‘How well can you speak English?’



Table 10: Main languages in Telford and Wrekin


Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

English 153,163 95.9% 92.8% 92.0%

Polish 2,147 1.3% 0.9% 1.0%

Panjabi 934 0.6% 1.2% 0.5%

Urdu 533 0.3% 0.9% 0.5%

All other Chinese 240 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%

Slovak 154 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Japanese 123 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Russian 121 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Gugarati 120 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%

German 112 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Latvian 110 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Akan 108 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Hungarian 107 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Lithuanian 103 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%

Cantonese Chinese 103 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

All other languages 1,609 1.0% 3.0% 4.3%

All people aged 3 and over 159,787 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Telford and Wrekin has a slightly higher proportion of Polish main language speakers than regionally and nationally, this is the second most common main language in the Borough but ranks only fifth regionally and fourth nationally. Hadley and Leegomery has the largest variety of main languages spoken with at least 50 separate main languages in this ward alone, followed by Priorslee (at least 43) and the Nedge (at least 43).



Figure 9: Number of different main languages spoken


3.4.2 English language proficiency Alongside the question on main language the 2011 Census collected a self reported measure of English language proficiency. The majority of residents in Telford and Wrekin gave their main language as English. Of the 6,624 people whose main language was not English, well over half, 4,909 people, could speak English well or very well. Just 266 people, 0.2% of the population did not speak English at all.

Table 11: English Language proficiency 2011

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

Main language is English 153,163 95.9% 92.8% 92.0%

Main language is not English

Speaks English very well 2,244 1.4% 2.5% 3.3%

Speaks English well 2,665 1.7% 2.7% 3.0%

Does not speak English well 1,449 0.9% 1.6% 1.4%

Does not speak English at all 266 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%

All people aged 3 and over 159,787 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Telford and Wrekin has a higher rate of English as a main language than regionally or nationally and consequently smaller proportions of residents unable to speak English well or at all.


Number of main languages

1 - 3 main languages

4 main languages






Wards with the largest proportion of residents unable to speak English well or at all were:

• College, 6.0%

• Hadley and Leegomery, 4.2%

• Arleston, 3.3%

Figure 10: Percentage of population who do not speak English well or at all


3.4.3 Household language Across Telford and Wrekin, nearly 1,500 households contained no residents with English as a main language, 2.2% of all households, lower than the regional and national rates.

Table 12: Household language


Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

HHolds % % %

All people aged 16 and over in household have English as a main language

63,412 95.2% 91.9% 90.9%

At least one but not all people aged 16 and over in household have English as main language

1,522 2.3% 3.7% 3.9%

No people aged 16 and over in household but at least one person aged 3 to 15 have English as a main language

216 0.4% 0.7% 0.8%

No people in household have English as a main language

1,458 2.2% 3.7% 4.4%

All households 66,608 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Does not speak English well or at all

None

0.0% - 0.5%

0.5% - 0.9%

0.9% - 1.9%

1.9% - 13.9%



Across the Borough wards, rates of households without English as a main language varied from 0.3% in Ironbridge and Edgmond to 7.5% in Hadley and Leegomery.

Figure 11: Percentage of households without English as a main language


3.5 Passports held

A quarter of Telford and Wrekin residents had no passport at the time of the 2011 Census. Of those that did hold a passport, the vast majority were UK passports.


Without English as a main language

None

0.0% - 1.1%

1.1% - 2.1%

2.1% - 3.5%

3.5% - 28.9%

Changes since 2001: A new question was added to the 2011 Census;

• ‘What passports do you hold?’



Table 13: Passports held within Telford and Wrekin


Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % of

population % of

population % of

population

No passport 42,366 25.4% 20.5% 16.5%

United Kingdom 117,830 70.7% 73.9% 75.8%

Republic of Ireland 439 0.3% 0.6% 0.8%

EU countries 3,751 2.3% 2.3% 3.6%

Non EU countries within Europe 134 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%

Africa 699 0.4% 0.6% 1.0%

Middle East and Asia 1,518 0.9% 2.0% 2.1%

North America and the Caribbean

274 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%

Central America 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

South America 40 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Antarctica and Oceania 184 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%

British Overseas Territories 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

All with passport 124,880 74.9% 80.0% 84.6%



Telford and Wrekin has a larger proportion of residents with no passport than regionally or nationally. Woodside ward has the highest rate within the Borough of residents without a passport with 45.4% of residents having no passport, followed by Malinslee (38.9%) and Donnington (36.3%).



Figure 12: Percentage of residents with no passport


3.6 Religion The proportion of the Borough’s population who have a religion has fallen since 2001 from 77.6% to 66.1%. The number of people identifying themselves as Christian within Telford and Wrekin has fallen by more than 14,500 people, conversely the number of people identifying as Muslim has risen by nearly 1,000.

Table 14: Religion in Telford and Wrekin


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Christian 102,892 61.7% 117,573 74.3% 60.2% 59.4%

Buddhist 398 0.2% 418 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%

Hindu 872 0.5% 641 0.4% 1.3% 1.5%

Jewish 78 0.0% 64 0.0% 0.1% 0.5%

Muslim 3,019 1.8% 2,030 1.3% 6.7% 5.0%

Sikh 2,118 1.3% 1,831 1.2% 2.4% 0.8%

Other religion 692 0.4% 349 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%

No religion 45,599 27.4% 23,866 15.1% 22.0% 24.7%

Religion not stated 10,973 6.6% 11,553 7.3% 6.6% 7.2%

Total has religion 110,069 66.1% 122,906 77.6% 71.4% 68.1%

All usual residents 166,641 100.0% 158,325 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (KS007) and 2011 Census (KS209)


Residents without a passport

4.2% - 15.1%

15.1% - 21.0%

21.0% - 28.3%

28.3% - 37.0%

37.0% - 63.6%



The proportion of residents with a religion in Telford and Wrekin is lower than the regional and national figures, but the proportion of Borough residents identifying as Christian is slightly higher than the regional and national proportions. Newport North has the highest percentage of residents with a religion at 73.9%, followed by Wrockwardine (73.3%), College (73.0%) and Church Aston & Lilleshall (73.0%).

Figure 13: Percentage of residents with a religion


4 Household and family characteristics The 2011 Census found that there were 66,608 occupied household spaces in Telford and Wrekin accommodating 164,440 people, giving an average household size of 2.47 slightly higher than the England household size of 2.36. Average household size has increased very slightly since the 2001 Census size of 2.45.


Residents with a religion

40.8% - 58.7%

58.7% - 64.8%

64.8% - 69.6%

69.6% - 73.5%

73.5% - 83.7%



4.1 Legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status

Across Telford and Wrekin, just under half (47.6%) of residents aged 16+ reported being married at the time of the 2011 Census, with a further 0.2% being in a registered same sex civil partnership, in line with regional and national rates. The percentage of 16+ residents in Telford and Wrekin who are divorced or formally in a same sex civil partnership that is now legally dissolved is slightly higher than the regional and national rates.

Table 15: Marital and civil partnership status in Telford and Wrekin

Telford and

Wrekin Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2011 2011 2011


Never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership

43,520 32.9% 34,304 27.9% 33.7% 34.6%

Married 63,028 47.6% 64,937 52.8% 47.5% 46.6%

In a registered same sex civil partnership

281 0.2% n/a n/a 0.2% 0.2%

Separated but still legally married or still legally in a same sex civil partnership

3,614 2.7% 3,126 2.5% 2.6% 2.7%

Divorced or formally in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally dissolved

13,546 10.2% 11,678 9.5% 8.7% 9.0%

Widowed or surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnership

8,451 6.4% 8,976 7.3% 7.3% 6.9%

All usual residents aged 16+ 132,440 100.0% 123,021 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (KS004) 2011 Census (KS103)

Across the Borough, Edgmond has the highest proportion of residents who are single (never married and never registered in a same sex civil partnership) at 42.0%, most likely due to the location of student residences for Harper Adams University in this ward resulting in a large 16-24 population. Priorslee has the highest proportional marriage rate with 62.3% of its 16+ residents married at the time of the 2001 Census, considerably higher than the Borough rate of 47.6%.

Changes since 2001: The question on marital status was amended to include four new options capturing information about same sex partnerships;

• ‘In a registered same-sex civil partnership’

• ‘Separated, but still legally in a same-sex civil partnership’

• Formerly in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally dissolved’

• ‘Surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnership’

The option ‘Never married’ was amended to read ‘Never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership’ The option ‘Re-married’ was removed.



Figure 14: Percentage of 16+ residents married or in a registered same sex civil partnership


4.2 Household structure A quarter of households in Telford and Wrekin (25.2%) are one person households, lower than the regional (29.6%) and national (30.2%) figures. Nearly a third (33.0%) of Borough households have dependent children, higher than the regional (30.2%) and national (29.1%) figures.


Married or in a civil partnership

5.3% - 35.7%

35.7% - 44.0%

44.0% - 51.1%

51.1% - 59.3%

59.3% - 77.7%



Table 16: Household structure in Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011

HHolds % HHolds % % %

One person

Aged 65 and over

7,113 10.7% 7,316 11.5% 12.6% 12.4%

Other 9,680 14.5% 9,235 14.5% 16.9% 17.9%

One family and no others

All aged 65 and over 5,035 7.6% 4,610 7.2% 8.6% 8.1%

Married couple households (including same-sex civil partnership couple households)

No children 9,221 13.8% 9,466 14.8% 12.1% 12.3%

With dependent children

10,915 16.4% 12,584 19.7% 15.4% 15.3%

All children non-dependent

4,075 6.1% 4,048 6.3% 6.2% 5.6%

Cohabiting couple households (including same-sex cohabiting couple households)

No children 3,793 5.7% 3,160 5.0% 4.8% 5.3%


3,759 5.6% 2,679 4.2% 4.3% 4.0%


399 0.6% 258 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%

Lone parent households


5,394 8.1% 5,021 7.9% 7.5% 7.1%


2,416 3.6% 2,041 3.2% 3.8% 3.5%

Other households


1,928 2.9% 1,531 2.1% 2.9% 2.6%

All student 182 0.3% 133 0.2% 0.5% 0.6%

All aged 65 and over

165 0.2% 186 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%

Other 2,533 3.8% 1,680 2.6% 3.6% 4.5%

All households 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (UV65), 2011 Census (QS113)

Park ward has the largest proportion of 65+ households, 29.6% compared to just 18.5% Borough wide, followed by Ercall (28.5%) and Newport South (27.1%).



Figure 15: Percentage of households aged 65+


Across the Borough 21,996 households (33.0%), contain dependent children, Woodside ward has the largest percentage of dependent children households at 47.6%, followed by Horsehay and Lightmoor (40.3%) and Muxton (40.3%).


Households all aged 65+

0.0% - 9.0%

9.0% - 14.3%

14.3% - 20.0%

20.0% - 27.6%

27.6% - 66.7%



Figure 16: Percentage of households with dependent children


4.3 Access to a car or van Around a fifth (20.6%) of households in Telford and Wrekin do not have access to a car or van, this is a reduction from 22.4% of households in 2001. The number of cars or vans in the Borough has increased by 9,465 since 2001, putting the average number of car/vans per household at 1.27, higher than both regional and national figures.

Table 17: Access to cars or vans


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


No car or van 13,748 20.6% 14,276 22.4% 24.7% 25.8%

1 car or van 28,700 43.1 28,985 45.5% 41.5% 42.2%

2 cars or vans 18,576 27.9% 16,594 26.0% 25.8% 24.7%

3 cars or vans 4,178 6.3% 2,987 4.7% 5.9% 5.5%

4 or more cars or vans 1,406 2.1% 926 1.5% 2.1% 1.9%

All households 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Sum of all cars or vans in the area 84,671 n/a 75,206 n/a 2,757,999 25,696,833

Average cars or vans per household

1.27 n/a 1.18 n/a 1.20 1.16

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (UV62) and 2011 Census (KS404)

Households in Telford and Wrekin are more likely to have access to a car or van (79.4%) than regionally (75.3%) or nationally (74.3%).


Households with dependent children

1.7% - 22.7%

22.7% - 28.9%

28.9% - 36.0%

36.0% - 43.4%

43.4% - 63.3%



Wards with the largest proportion of households without access to a car or van were:

• Woodside (34.7%)

• Malinslee (34.4%)

• Haygate (33.7%)

Household access to a car or van was greatest in Edgmond (93.9%) followed by Priorslee (93.8%) and Wrockwardine (93.5%).

Figure 17: Percentage of households without access to a car or van


4.4 Household deprivation The 2011 Census categorises households on their deprivation across four dimensions: Employment2, Education3, Health and disability4, and Housing5. Two out of five (41.7%) of households in Telford and Wrekin were not deprived in any of the four dimensions, with just 0.4% being deprived in all four dimensions, this represents a reduction in deprivation since 2001.

2 Any member of the household aged 16-74 who is not a full-time student is either unemployed or permanently sick

3 No member of the household aged 16 to pensionable age has at least 5 GCSEs (grade A-C) or equivalent AND

no member of the household aged 16-18 is in full-time education 4 Any member of the household has general health ‘not good’ in the year before census or has a limiting long term

illness 5 The household’s accommodation is either overcrowded (occupancy indicator is -1 or less OR is in a shared

dwelling OR does not have sole use of bath/shower and toilet OR has no central heating


No access to car/van

0.0% - 6.2%

6.2% - 13.8%

13.8% - 23.3%

23.3% - 34.2%

34.2% - 69.2%



Table 18: Household deprivation


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Household not deprived in any dimension 27,793 41.7% 20,053 31% 39.9% 42.5%

Household is deprived in one dimension 21,348 32.1% 22,187 35% 32.5% 32.7%

Household is deprived in two dimensions 13,548 20.3% 15,430 24% 21.4% 19.1%

Household is deprived in three dimensions 3,673 5.5% 5,610 9% 5.7% 5.1%

Household is deprived in four dimensions 246 0.4% 488 1% 0.5% 0.5%

Total deprived in at least one dimension 38,815 58.3% 43,715 68% 60.1% 57.5%

All households 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100% 100.0% 100.0%


Considering deprivation across three or more dimensions, the most deprived ward was Malinslee at 11.1%, followed by Arleston (9.3%) and Haygate (9.2%).

Figure 18: Percentage of households deprived in three or four dimensions


The least deprived ward was Priorslee with 61.3% of its households not deprived in any dimension, followed by Shawbirch (59.2%) and Horsehay and Lightmoor (58.8%).


Deprived in 3 or 4 dimensions

0.0% - 1.7%

1.7% - 3.4%

3.4% - 6.3%

6.3% - 9.9%

9.9% - 25.6%



5 Housing

5.1 Housing stock The proportion of occupied household spaces in Telford and Wrekin has fallen slightly since 2001 from 97.3% to 96.9%, it remains above the regional and national rates. The total number of household spaces in Telford and Wrekin has increased by over 3,000 since the 2001 Census.

Table 19: Housing stock in Telford and Wrekin 2001 and 2011

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011

HHold spaces

% HHold spaces

% % %

Occupied household space 66,608 96.9% 63,768 97.3% 96.4% 95.7%

Unoccupied household space 2,122 3.1% 1,781 2.7% 3.6% 4.3%

All household spaces 68,730 100.0% 65,549 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (KS016) and 2011 Census (QS417)

Ironbridge Gorge has the highest proportion of unoccupied household spaces at 8.2%, followed by Horsehay and Lightmoor (6.9%) and Cuckoo Oak (6.4%).

Figure 19: Percentage of unoccupied household spaces



Unoccupied household spaces

0.0% - 0.8%

0.8% - 1.7%

1.7% - 2.7%

2.7% - 4.4%

4.4% - 43.8%



5.2 Accommodation type

The majority of households in Telford and Wrekin (89.7%) live in a house or bungalow, higher than the regional (83.9%) and national (78.1%) figures.

Table 20: Accommodation type (households)

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011


House or bungalow

Detached 20,509 30.8% 20,012 30.5% 23.8% 22.4%

Semi-detached 24,455 36.7% 23,989 36.6% 37.2% 31.2%

Terrace (including end terrace

14,819 22.2% 14,609 22.3% 22.9% 24.5%

Flat, maisonette or apartment

Purpose built 5,706 8.6% 5,747 8.8% 13.1% 16.4%

Part of a converted or shared house (includes bed-sits)

500 0.8% 485 0.7% 1.6% 3.8%

In a commercial building 341 0.5% 436 0.7% 0.8% 1.0%

Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 261 0.4% 231 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%

In a shared dwelling 17 0.0% 40 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%

All households 66,608 100.0% 65,549 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Across the Borough 6,547 households live in flats, maisonettes or apartments, Hadley and Leegomery has the highest concentration of flats at 26.4% (compared to 9.8% Borough wide) followed by College (24.8%) and Dothill (18.9%).

Figure 20: Percentage of households living in flats, maisonettes or apartments



Living in flats/maisonettes/appartments

0.0% - 0.7%

0.7% - 1.6%

1.6% - 4.5%

4.5% - 16.2%

16.2% - 93.9%



There are 261 households in Telford and Wrekin living in a caravan or other mobile or temporary structure. These households are largely located in Cuckoo Oak (94 households), Muxton (68 households) and Wrockwardine (42 households).

5.3 Number of rooms

The majority of households in Telford and Wrekin (64.6%) have access to 4-6 rooms, with the average number of rooms per household being 5.7. Just 130 households are living in a single room, 0.2% of all households, lower than the regional (0.5%) and national (0.8%) figures. The proportion of households living in just one or two rooms has fallen slightly since 2001 (1.8% to 1.5%), conversely there has been an increase in the proportion of households with access to seven or more rooms (23.4% to 27.4%).

Table 21: Number of rooms6


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


1 room 130 0.2% 198 0.3% 0.5% 0.8%

2 rooms 858 1.3% 964 1.5% 2.0% 2.9%

3 rooms 4,364 6.6% 4,080 6.4% 8.7% 10.3%

4 rooms 11,288 16.9% 11,740 18.4% 16.8% 19.2%

5 rooms 18,215 27.3% 18,468 29.0% 26.7% 24.7%

6 rooms 13,511 20.3% 13,428 21.1% 21.6% 19.4%

7 rooms 7,428 11.2% 6,752 10.6% 10.7% 10.1%

8 rooms 5,485 8.2% 8,138 12.8%

6.7% 6.3%

9 or more rooms 5,329 8.0% 6.4% 6.4%

All occupied household spaces 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


College ward has the highest proportion of households with access to just one or two rooms at 4.6%, followed by Madeley (3.7%) and Haygate (3.3%). Priorslee has the highest proportion of households with access to seven or more rooms with nearly two thirds (65.5%) of its households in this category, followed by Apley Castle (60.8%) and Edgmond (53.9%).

6 The number of rooms available to the household excludes bathrooms, toilets, halls or landings and rooms that

can only be used for storage. It also does not include any rooms shared with another household such as a shared kitchen.

Changes since 2001: In 2011 the question specifically asked respondents to count conservatories. These should have been included by respondents in 2001 but were not listed in the example that showed types of rooms.



Figure 21: Percentage of households with access to two rooms or less


5.3.1 Number of bedrooms

A total of 113 households in Telford and Wrekin had no access to any rooms built or converted as bedrooms, the same proportion as regionally and nationally.

Table 22: Number of bedrooms7

Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

HHolds % % %

No bedrooms 113 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

1 bedroom 4,681 7.0% 9.6% 11.8%

2 bedrooms 15,808 23.7% 25.3% 27.9%

3 bedrooms 31,341 47.1% 47.0% 41.2%

4 bedrooms 12,134 18.2% 13.9% 14.4%

5 or more bedrooms 2,531 3.8% 4.0% 4.6%

All occupied household spaces 66,608 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


7 Includes all rooms built or converted for use as bedrooms, even if they are not currently used as bedrooms.


Two rooms or less

None

0.0% - 0.8%

0.8% - 1.4%

1.4% - 3.1%

3.1% - 22.2%

Changes since 2001: A new question was added:

• How many of these (household rooms) are bedrooms



College ward has the largest proportion of households with just one or no bedrooms at 17.0%, followed by Madeley (15.2%) and Haygate (13.3%).

Figure 22: Percentage of households with access to one or no bedrooms


5.4 Occupancy rating A household occupancy rating is calculated from the number of rooms the household has access to and the number of rooms they are assumed to need based on the number of people and their relationships8. A negative value suggests overcrowding in the household. The majority of households in Telford and Wrekin (55.1%) are rated as having 2 or more ‘extra’ rooms over their need, higher than the regional and national figures. The proportion of households in Telford and Wrekin experiencing overcrowding has increased slightly from 4.5% to 5.2% since 2001, but remains below the regional (6.8%) and national (8.7%) rates.

8 The room requirement is calculated as follows:

- a one person household is assumed to require three rooms (two common rooms and a bedroom) - where there are two or more residents it is assumed that they require a minimum of two common rooms plus one bedroom for: i) each couple (as determined by the relationship question) ii) each lone parent iii) any other person aged 16 or over iv) each pair aged 10 to 15 of the same sex v) each pair formed from a remaining person aged 10 to 15 with a child aged under 10 of the same sex vi) each pair of children aged under 10 remaining vii) each remaining person (either aged 10 to 15 or under 10).


One bedroom or less

0.0% - 0.7%

0.7% - 1.7%

1.7% - 4.2%

4.2% - 12.8%

12.8% - 63.9%



Table 23: Occupancy rating (rooms)


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


+2 or more 36,696 55.1% 33,580 52.7% 53.0% 49.7%

+1 15,877 23.8% 17,001 26.7% 22.9% 22.9%

0 10,579 15.9% 10,331 16.2% 17.3% 18.6%

-1 2,744 4.1% 2,232 3.5% 5.1% 6.4%

-2 or less 712 1.1% 624 1.0% 1.7% 2.3%

All households 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (UV059) 2011 Census (QS408)

College ward has the highest proportion of households experiencing overcrowding with one in ten households in this ward (10.1%) having an occupancy rating below zero. This is followed by Haygate (8.2%) and Arleston (8.1%).

Figure 23: Percentage of households experiencing overcrowding


5.5 Central heating

The proportion of households with no central heating in Telford and Wrekin has decreased since 2001 with just 1.7% of households in 2011 having no central heating. The majority of


Households with overcrowding

0.0% - 1.6%

1.6% - 3.2%

3.2% - 5.2%

5.2% - 8.5%

8.5% - 24.6%

Changes since 2001: The central heating question asked for type of heating rather than just if it was available as asked in 2001.



households have gas central heating (86.9%), with this type of central heating more prevalent in Telford and Wrekin than regionally (79.0%) and nationally (78.8%).

Table 24: Central heating


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


No central heating 1,102 1.7% 3,116 4.9% 2.9% 2.7%

Gas central heating 57,909 86.9%

60,653 95.1%

79.0% 78.8%

Electric (including storage heaters) central heating

2,556 3.8% 7.9% 8.3%

Oil central heating 1,419 2.1% 3.5% 3.8%

Solid fuel (wood, coal) central heating

438 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%

Other central heating 577 0.9% 1.7% 1.6%

2 or more sources of central heating 2,607 3.9% 4.3% 4.1%

All occupied household spaces 66,608 100.0% 63,769 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (ST055) and 2011 Census (QS415)

Across the Borough, households in Ercall Magna are most likely not to have central heating (3.3%) followed by Lawley and Overdale (2.9%) and Ironbridge Gorge (2.7%).

Figure 24: Percentage of households without access to central heating

Source: Office for National Statistics 2011 Census


No central heating

None

0.0% - 0.9%

0.9% - 1.7%

1.7% - 3.1%

3.1% - 22.3%



5.6 Tenure There have been a number of changes to the tenure profile of the Borough since 2001. The proportion of households privately renting has doubled from 7.1% to 14.9%, with the number of households renting from a relative or friend doubling. Telford and Wrekin Council own no housing rental stock, having transferred all housing to the Wrekin Housing Trust in 1999. Twelve years on from this transfer and a total of 5,409 households still see themselves as Council tenants.

Table 25: Tenure

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Owned Owns outright 18,106 27.2% 14,522 22.8% 32.3% 30.6%

Owns with a mortgage or loan 24,311 36.5% 28,937 45.4% 32.6% 32.8%

Shared ownership 292 0.4% 425 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%

Social rented

Rented from Council (Local Authority)

5,409 8.1% 5,804 9.1% 10.9% 9.4%

Other social rented 7,697 11.6% 8,244 12.9% 8.1% 8.3%

Private rented

Private landlord or letting agency 9,055 13.6% 3,762 5.9% 12.8% 15.4%

Employer of a household member 164 0.2% 227 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%

Relative or friend of household member

602 0.9% 296 0.5% 0.8% 0.9%

Other 158 0.2% 219 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%

Lives rent free 814 1.2% 1,332 2.1% 1.5% 1.3%

All households 66,608 100.0% 63,768 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (UV63) 2011 Census (QS405)

The proportion of households in Telford and Wrekin owning their home outright (27.2%) is lower than the regional (32.3%) and national (30.6%) figures, although the percentage owning with a mortgage or loan (36.5%) is slightly higher. Apley Castle has the highest percentage of owner occupier households (82.9%) followed by Park (82.5%) and Ercall (81.7%). Wards with the lowest proportion of owner occupied households were Malinlsee (40.8%), Woodside (44.2%) and Haygate (46.4%).



Figure 25: Percentage of owner occupied households


Woodside had the highest percentage of households privately renting at 26.4%, followed by Newport West (21.9%) and Brookside (20.8%).


Owner occupied households

3.8% - 41.8%

41.8%- 58.5%

58.5% - 74.8%

74.8% - 85.7%

85.7% - 99.2%



Figure 26: Percentage of privately rented households


6 Communal Establishments

6.1 Establishments The 2011 Census found 176 communal establishments in Telford and Wrekin, 79 of these were medical and care establishments including hospitals, care homes, children’s homes and hostels, with 76 other establishments including military bases, schools/collages, and hotels.

Table 26: Communal establishments

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011

ComEst % ComEst % % %

Medical and care

NHS 13 7.4% 5 5.1% 2.9% 2.5%

Local Authority 3 1.7% 3 3.3% 2.3% 2.5%

Registered social landlord/housing association

3 1.7% 3 3.3% 1.7% 1.1%

Other 60 34.1% 43 46.7% 38.0% 36.1%

Other establishments 76 43.2% 38 41.3% 40.1% 45.3%

Establishment not stated 21 11.9% - - 15.0% 12.5%

All communal establishments 176 100.0% 92 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Private rented households

0.8% - 7.0%

7.0% - 10.7%

10.7% - 14.8%

14.8% - 21.1%

21.1% - 60.3%



6.2 Population At the time of the 2011 Census there were 2,201 people in Telford and Wrekin living in communal establishments an increase on 1,715 in 2001. Since 2001 the communal establishment population has seen considerable change with a large decrease in defence personnel (497 to 80) and a large increase in other medical and care (528 to 978) and education (210 to 866).

Table 27: Communal establishment population


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Med

ical and

care

NHS9 20 0.9% 21 1.2% 0.7% 1.1%

Local Authority10

43 2.0% 32 1.9% 1.6% 1.7%

Registered social landlord / housing association

11

62 2.8% 4 0.2% 1.0% 0.6%

Other12

978 44.4% 528 30.8% 40.3% 38.2%

Oth

er

esta

blis

hm

ents

Defence establishments 80 3.6% 497 29.0% 2.4% 4.5%

Prison service 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4.7% 5.3%

Approved premises (probation/bail hostel) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%

Education 866 39.3% 210 12.2% 39.0% 38.6%

Hotel. Guest house, B&B, youth hostel 61 2.8% 36 2.1% 1.7% 2.5%

Hostel or temporary shelter for the homeless 17 0.8% 4 0.2% 2.3% 2.2%

Holiday accommodation (for example holiday parks)

0 0.0%

383 22.3%

0.1% 0.3%

Detention centres and other detention 0 0.0% 2.0% 1.2%

Other travel or temporary accommodation 17 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%

Religious 0 0.0% 0.4% 0.6%

Staff/worker accommodation only 2 0.1% 0.8% 0.5%

Other establishment 0 0.0% 1.2% 1.0%

Establishment not stated 55 2.5% 1.2% 1.2%

All communal establishment residents 2,201 100.0% 1,715 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


A total of 44.4% of Telford and Wrekin’s communal establishment residents live in other medical and care establishments, higher than the regional (40.3%) and national (38.2%) figures. Across the Borough, Edgmond ward has the highest number of communal establishment residents at 711, due to the location of Harper Adams University within this ward the vast majority of these (670) are resident in education establishments. Three wards, Muxton, Newport East and Shawbirch have no communal establishment residents at all.

9 Including: General hospital, Mental health hospital/uniit (including secure units), Other hospital

10 Including: Children’s home (including secure units), Care home with nursing, Care home without nursing, Other

home 11

Including: Home or hostel, Sheltered housing only 12

Including: Care home with nursing, Care home without nursing, Children’s home (including secure units), Mental health hospital/unit (including secure units), Other hospital, Other establishment



Figure 27: Percentage of population resident in communal establishments


7 Employment and economy

7.1 Economic activity Over two thirds (69.5%) of Telford and Wrekin residents aged 16-74 were economically active at the time of the 2011 Census, slightly higher than the 2001 economic activity rate of 68.7%. The proportion of people looking after the home/family has decreased since 2001 from 7.1% to 4.8%, just above the regional and national figures.


Communal establishment population

None

0.0% - 1.2%

1.2% - 2.7%

2.7% - 9.4%

9.4% - 81.3%



Table 28: Economic Activity 16-74 in Telford and Wrekin


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Econo

mic

ally

Active

Employee part-time 16,530 13.5% 13,161 11.5% 14.0% 13.7%

full-time 50,567 41.4% 52,064 45.6% 37.4% 38.6%

Self employed with employees

part-time 293 0.2% 385 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%

full-time 1,724 1.4% 2,287 2.0% 1.7% 1.8%

Self employed without employees

part-time 2,134 1.7% 1,179 1.0% 2.2% 2.5%

full-time 4,437 3.6% 3,013 2.6% 4.3% 5.0%

Unemployed 5,806 4.7% 3,771 3.3% 5.1% 4.4%

Full-time students 3,456 2.8% 2,640 2.3% 3.3% 3.4%

Total economically active 84,947 69.5% 78,500 68.7% 68.3% 69.9%

Econo

mic

ally

in

active

Retired 16,798 13.7% 13,135 11.5% 14.4% 13.7%

Student 6,213 5.1% 4,225 3.7% 5.9% 5.8%

Looking after home/family 5,923 4.8% 8,130 7.1% 4.6% 4.4%

Permanently sick / disabled 6,001 4.9% 7,065 6.2% 4.4% 4.0%

Other 2,397 2.0% 3,170 2.8% 2.4% 2.2%

Total economically inactive 37,332 30.5% 35,725 31.3% 31.7% 30.1%

All people aged 16 - 74 122,279 100.0% 114,225 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Edgmond has the lowest economic activity rate (54.9%) due to the large proportion of economically inactive students, 26.1%, living in this ward (the base of Harper Adams University).



Figure 28: Economic activity rate


7.2 Unemployment A total of 43,907 people, some 35.9% of the 16-74 population, were not working at the time of the 2011 Census, 8,746 of these had never worked, lower proportionally than regional and national figures, but a considerable increase since 2001.


Economically active population

26.5% - 57.3%

57.3% - 65.4%

65.4% - 72.0%

72.0% - 79.3%

79.3% - 90.0%



Table 29: Year last worked


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


In employment 78,372 64.1% 74,380 65.1% 62.4% 64.7%

Last worked in 2011 (2001) 1,616 1.3% 3,689 3.2% 1.2% 1.2%

Last worked in 2010 (2000) 5,686 4.7% 5,157 4.5% 4.5% 4.6%

Last worked in 2009 (1999) 3,564 2.9% 3,257 2.9% 2.8% 2.7%

Last worked in 2008 (1998) 2,686 2.2% 2,489 2.2% 2.2% 2.0%

Last worked in 2007 (1997) 2,008 1.6% 1,968 1.7% 1.6% 1.5%

Last worked in 2006 (1996) 1,890 1.5% 1,715 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%

Last worked in 2001 – 2005 (1991-1995) 7,143 5.8% 7,012 6.1% 5.7% 5.3%

Last worked before 2001 (1991) 10,568 8.6% 9,370 8.2% 8.9% 8.4%

Never worked 8,746 7.2% 5,188 4.5% 9.3% 8.0%

Total not in employment 43,907 35.9% 39,845 34.9% 37.6% 35.3%

All usual residents aged 16-74 122,279 100.0% 114,225 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


The ward with the largest proportion of 16-74 residents not in employment was Woodside at 48.1%, followed by Edgmond (47.8%) and Cuckoo Oak (47.1%).

Figure 29: Percentage of residents aged 16-74 not in employment



Not in employment

13.2% - 26.9%

26.9% - 33.7%

33.7% - 39.2%

39.2% - 45.2%

45.2% - 75.5%



7.3 Hours worked In Telford and Wrekin the majority of those aged 16-74 in employment were working full-time (73.0%), a decrease since 2001 but still above the regional (70.3%) and national (71.0%) rates.

Table 30: Hours worked

Telford and Wrekin

West Midlands

England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Part-time

15 hours or less 6,637 8.5% 5,435 7.3% 9.5% 9.6%

16-30 hours 14,513 18.5% 11,155 15.0% 20.2% 19.4%

Total part-time 21,150 27.0% 16,590 22.3% 29.7% 29.0%

Full-time

31 to 48 hours 48,181 61.5% 47,142 63.4% 58.2% 57.6%

49 or more hours 9,041 11.5% 10,648 14.3% 12.1% 13.3%

Total full-time 57,222 73.0% 57,790 77.7% 70.3% 71.0%

All usual residents aged 16-74 in employment 78,372 100.0% 74,380 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Lawley and Overdale has the highest rate of full-time employment at 76.5% followed by Ironbridge Gorge (75.4%) and Horsehay and Lightmoor (75.3%). Edgmond had the lowest full-time employment rate at 65.1%.

Figure 30: Percentage of residents aged 16-74 in employment who work full-time



Working full-time

35.9% - 68.7%

68.7% - 71.4%

71.4% - 74.1%

74.1% - 77.2%

77.2% - 88.8%



7.4 Industry of employment

At the 2011 Census the most common industry of employment in Telford and Wrekin was manufacturing, accounting for 16.9% of all 16-74 year olds in employment, nearly double the national rate for the industry. Other significant areas were:

• Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles (16.7%)

• Human health and social work activities (10.9%)

• Education (9.3%)

• Public administration and defence; compulsory social security (8.2%).

Table 31: Industry of employment

Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

A. Agriculture, forestry and fishing 713 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%

B. Mining and quarrying 82 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%

C. Manufacturing 13,240 16.9% 12.3% 8.8%

D. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 408 0.5% 0.7% 0.6%

E. Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

823 1.1% 0.8% 0.7%

F. Construction 4,970 6.3% 7.5% 7.7%

G. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles

13,099 16.7% 17.1% 15.9%

H. Transport and storage 3,109 4.0% 5.2% 5.0%

I. Accommodation and food service activities 3,768 4.8% 5.2% 5.6%

J. Information and communication 3,368 4.3% 2.9% 4.1%

K. Financial and insurance activities 2,091 2.7% 3.1% 4.4%

L. Real estate activities 977 1.2% 1.4% 1.5%

M. Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,767 3.5% 5.1% 6.7%

N. Administrative and support service activities 3,568 4.6% 4.7% 4.9%

O. Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

6,444 8.2% 5.3% 5.9%

P. Education 7,292 9.3% 10.2% 9.9%

Q. Human health and social work activities 8,535 10.9% 12.9% 12.4%

R,S. Arts, entertainment and recreation; other service activities

3,065 3.9% 4.5% 4.8%

T. Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods – and services – producing activities of households for own use

39 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%

U. Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 14 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

All usual residents aged 16 – 74 in employment 78,372 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Changes since 2001: Data from the 2011 Census has been classified using the UK Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC2007). Therefore categories do not align with the 2001 Census.



Hadley and Leegomery has the largest proportion of manufacturing workers with nearly a quarter (23.4%) of those aged 16-74 in employment working in this industry.

7.5 Occupation Residents of Telford and Wrekin are more likely to have elementary or process, plant and machine occupations than nationally, with a corresponding lower proportion employed in higher level occupations. Since 2001 the number of people employed in caring, leisure and other service occupations has increased considerably from 4,377 (5.9%) to 7,307 (9.3%) in line with the national figure.

Table 32: Occupation

Telford and

Wrekin Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


1. Managers, directors and senior officials 7,471 9.5% 10,281 13.8% 10.1% 10.9%

2. Professional occupations 10,919 13.9% 6,731 9.0% 15.8% 17.5%

3. Associate professional and technical occupations

8,841 11.3% 8,815 11.9% 11.1% 12.8%

4. Administrative and secretarial occupations 9,051 11.5% 9,266 12.5% 11.4% 11.5%

5. Skilled trades occupations 9,288 11.9% 8,871 11.9% 12.2% 11.4%

6. Caring, leisure and other service occupations 7,307 9.3% 4,377 5.9% 9.5% 9.3%

7. Sales and customer service occupations 6,775 8.6% 5,565 7.5% 8.6% 8.4%

8. Process, plant and machine operatives 8,431 10.8% 9,786 13.2% 8.8% 7.2%

9. Elementary occupations 10,289 13.1% 10,688 14.4% 12.5% 11.1%

All usual residents aged 16 – 74 in employment 78,372 100.0% 74,380 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Malinslee has the highest proportion of residents employed in elementary occupations at 20.3%, followed by Woodside (20.0%) and Cuckoo Oak (19.9%). The ward with the highest proportion of managers, directors and senior officials was Ironbridge Gorge (17.6%) followed by Priorslee (16.4%) and Edgmond (15.8%).



Figure 31: Percentage of residents aged 16-74 in employment, employed in elementary occupations


7.6 Social grade Nearly a third (30.8%) of Household Reference Persons13 aged 16 to 64 (HRPs) in Telford and Wrekin are classified as social grade DE, semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers / on state benefit, unemployed, lowest grade workers, higher than the national percentage of 25.5%.

Table 33: Approximated social grade

Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

AB. Higher and intermediate managerial/administrative/professional

9,118 18.0% 19.4% 23.0%

C1. Supervisory, clerical, junior managerial/administrative/professional

14,347 28.3% 29.0% 30.9%

C2. Skilled manual workers 11,632 22.9% 22.3% 20.6%

DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers / On state benefit, unemployed, lowest grade workers

15,599 30.8% 29.3% 25.5%

All Household Reference Persons aged 16 - 64 50,696 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


13

Household Reference Persons provide an individual person within a household to act as a reference point for producing further derived statistics and for characterising a whole household according to characteristics of the chosen reference person.


Elementary occupations

1.0% - 8.2%

8.2% - 11.7%

11.7% - 15.1%

15.1% - 19.9%

19.9% - 36.1%



At 36.6%, double the Borough rate, Ironbridge Gorge has the highest proportion of HRPs classed as AB grade – higher and intermediate managerial/administrative/professional, followed by Priorslee (36.2%) and Apley Castle (34.4%).

Figure 32: Percentage of HRPs aged 16-64 classed as AB social grade


Woodside has the highest proportion of HRPs in the lowest social grades with nearly half (49.1%) classed as social grade DE, followed by Malinslee (46.0%) and Cuckoo Oak (44.7%).


Social grade AB

0.0% - 7.4%

7.4% - 12.3%

12.3% - 19.2%

19.2% - 27.7%

27.7% - 56.6%



Figure 33: Percentage of HRPs aged 16 – 64 classed as DE social grade


7.7 Method of travel to work The majority (70.0%) of those aged 16-74 in employment in Telford and Wrekin travel to work as the driver of a car or van, an increase on 64.4% in 2001.

Table 34: Method of travel to work

Telford and

Wrekin Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Work mainly at or from home 3,139 4.0% 5,769 7.8% 4.8% 5.4%

Underground, metro, light rail, tram 63 0.1% 32 0.0% 0.3% 4.1%

Train 1,089 1.4% 699 0.9% 2.5% 5.3%

Bus, minibus or coach 3,153 4.0% 3,188 4.3% 7.7% 7.5%

Taxi 865 1.1% 622 0.8% 0.5% 0.5%

Motorcycle, scooter or moped 564 0.7% 764 1.0% 0.6% 0.8%

Driving a car or van 54,848 70.0% 47,907 64.4% 65.0% 57.0%

Passenger in a car or van 6,295 8.0% 7,116 9.6% 6.1% 5.0%

Bicycle 1,669 2.1% 1,864 2.5% 2.0% 3.0%

On foot 6,276 8.0% 6,147 8.3% 9.9% 10.7%

Other method of travel to work 411 0.5% 272 0.4% 0.5% 0.6%

All usual residents aged 16-74 in employment 78,372 100.0% 74,380 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Social grade DE

4.9% - 16.3%

16.3% - 24.2%

24.2% - 35.4%

35.4% - 45.7%

45.7% - 65.8%



Car travel to work is considerably higher in Telford and Wrekin than regionally or nationally, with travel by train four times lower than the national rate and travel by bus almost half of the regional and national figures. The ward with the highest rate of driving to work was Wrockwardine with nearly four in five (79.4%) of those aged 16-74 in employment driving themselves to work. This was closely followed by Horsehay and Lightmoor (78.8%) and Shawbirch (78.3%).

Figure 34: Percentage of resident aged 16-74 in employment who drive a car/van to work


One in ten residents of Telford and Wrekin (10.1%) travelled to work on foot or by bicycle, this proportion varied across the Borough from 17.1% in Newport West and 17.0% in Haygate to 4.3% in Horsehay and Lightmoor and Wrockwardine.


Drive a car/van to work

13.4% - 33.7%

33.7% - 40.7%

40.7% - 48.0%

48.0% - 54.4%

54.4% - 69.8%



Figure 35: Percentage of residents aged 16-74 in employment who travel to work on foot or by bicycle


7.8 Students

7.8.1 Living away from home during term time School children and students in full-time education studying away from their family home are treated as usually resident at their term-time address. Basic demographic information only is collected at their non term-time address (their ‘home’ or ‘vacation’ address). There are a total of 1,813 school children and full-time students whose family home is in Telford and Wrekin but who live away from home during term-time, an increase of around 500 people since 2001.

Table 35: All school children and full-time students aged 4 and over at their non term-time address

Telford and

Wrekin Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Males 929 51.2% 648 48.8% 50.4% 50.3%

Females 884 48.8% 680 51.2% 49.6% 49.7%

All schoolchildren and full-time students aged 4 and over at their non term-time address

1,813 100.0% 1,328 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Travel to work on foot or by bicycle

0.7% - 3.8%

3.8% - 5.4%

5.4% - 6.8%

6.8% - 8.9%

8.9% - 20.3%



7.8.2 Economic activity of Students

Over a third (36.8%) of full-time students in Telford and Wrekin were economically active at the time of the 2011 Census, a decrease from 40.2% in 2001.

Table 36: Economic activity of full-time students in Telford and Wrekin


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Economically active In employment 2,687 28.6% 1,787 37.7% 27.1% 29.1%

Unemployed 769 8.2% 120 2.5% 9.4% 9.1%

Economically inactive 5,955 63.3% 2,846 60.1% 63.4% 61.9%

All full-time students aged 16-74 at term time address 9,411 100.0% 4,735 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


The ward with the highest rate of economically active full-time students was Park with just over half (52.7%) of all full-time students economically active, followed by Shawbirch (49.5%), and Dothill (49.0%).

Figure 36: Percentage of full-time students aged 16-74 who are economically active



Economically active students

0.0% - 25.0%

25.0% - 35.7%

35.7% - 42.9%

42.9% - 53.3%

53.3% - 100.0%



7.9 Qualifications

Around a quarter (24.6%) of Telford and Wrekin residents aged 16 and over have no qualifications, this is slightly higher than the national average. As well as being slightly less likely to have qualifications than nationally, the qualifications that Telford and Wrekin residents hold are less likely to be higher level qualifications, with a third (33.9%) of those aged 16+ in Telford and Wrekin having level 3 or above qualifications compared to half (49.8%) of residents across England.

Table 37: Highest level of qualification

Telford and

Wrekin Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2001* 2011 2011

People % % %

No qualifications 32,612 24.6% 36,314 31.8% 26.6% 22.5%

Level 1 20,055 15.1% 21,286 18.6% 13.7% 13.3%

Level 2 23,731 17.9% 24,124 21.1%

15.4% 15.2%

Apprenticeship 4,413 3.3% 3.3% 3.6%

Level 3 17,199 13.0% 8,394 7.3% 12.3% 12.4%

Level 4 and above 27,713 20.9% 16,202 14.2% 23.3% 27.4%

Other: Vocational/work-related qualifications, foreign qualifications (level unknown)

6,717 5.1% 7,905 6.9% 5.4% 5.7%

All people aged 16 and over* 132,440 100.0% 114,225 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

* Data for 2001 is for aged 16-74 only so is not directly comparable to 2011. Source: Office for National Statistics 2001 Census (UV024) and 2011 Census (QS501)

The ward with the highest level of no qualifications was Woodside (34.0%) followed by Cuckoo Oak (34.0%) and Malinslee (33.8%).

Changes since 2001: 2001 data on qualifications is for those aged 16-74 only. In 2011 this and other economic activity questions were asked of all aged 16 and over. Currently qualifications data for 2011 has only been released for all ages so is not directly comparable with 2001 data.



Figure 37: Percentage of residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications


7.10 Armed forces The 2011 Census recorded 594 usual residents of Telford and Wrekin employed in the armed forces, with the majority of these (90.1%) living in households. The number of armed forces personnel living in the Borough has fallen since 2001 by around 200 people.

Table 38: Armed forces


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Living in households 535 90.1% 736 93.5% 82.5% 76.8%

Living in communal establishments 59 9.9% 51 6.5% 17.5% 23.2%

All people employed in the armed services 594 100.0% 787 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


In Telford and Wrekin all people employed in the armed services account for 0.8% of those aged 16-74, slightly higher than the regional (0.4%) and national (0.6%) rates. Due to small numbers, data on armed service personnel is only available at Local Authority level and above.


No qualifications

2.1% - 14.4%

14.4% - 22.0%

22.0% - 28.9%

28.9% - 35.3%

35.3% - 60.5%



8 Health and care

8.1 General health

Four out of five (80.2%) of Telford and Wrekin residents gave their health as good or very good, similar to the regional and national rates.

Table 39: General health

Telford and

Wrekin West

Midlands England

2011 2011 2011

People % % %

Very good health 76,439 45.9% 45.1% 47.2%

Good health 57,198 34.3% 34.8% 34.2%

Fair health 22,609 13.6% 14.0% 13.1%

Poor health 8,023 4.8% 4.7% 4.2%

Very poor health 2,372 1.4% 1.4% 1.2%



Wards with the highest reported levels of poor health were Haygate (9.3%), Donnington (9.1%) and Malinslee (8.7%). Edgmond had the lowest levels of reported bad health at 3.0%, followed by Priorlsee (3.1%) and Shawbirch (3.4%).

Changes since 2001: The question on general health has been reworded : How is your health in general? Very good, Good, Fair, Bad, Very bad Removing the 12 month time frame and changing response options from a three-point scale (Good, Fairly good, Not good) to a five-point scale. Data from 2001 may not be directly comparable.



Figure 38: Percentage of residents reporting bad health


8.2 Long term health problem or disability

A total of 30,995 people (18.6%) in Telford and Wrekin found their day to day activities limited in some way by a long term health problem or disability, with almost half of these reporting their activities limited a lot. This has changed very little from 2001 when 18.0% of residents reported a limiting long term illness or disability.


Population with bad health

0.5% - 3.3%

3.3% - 5.0%

5.0% - 6.9%

6.9% - 9.1%

9.1% - 23.6%

Changes since 2001: The question on long-term illness or disability has been reworded : Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months? Yes limited a lot, Yes limited a little, No Incorporating wording to describe the illness or disability as lasting or expecting to last 12 months and expanding responses from two to three. Data from 2001 may not be directly comparable.



Table 40: Long term health problem or disability


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Day-to-day activities limited a lot 15,060 9.0% 28,446 18.0%

9.1% 8.3%

Day-to-day activities limited a little 15,935 9.6% 9.9% 9.3%

Day-to-day activities not limited 135,646 81.4% 129,879 82.0% 81.0% 82.4%

All people 166,641 100.0% 158,325 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Telford and Wrekin proportions for long term health problem and disability are very similar to the regional and national figures. Across the Borough, Haygate ward has the highest rate of health problems or disability with nearly a quarter (24.8%) of residents reporting their day to day activities limited in some way, followed by Donnington (23.6%) and Madeley (23.4%).

Figure 39: Percentage of residents who report their day-to-day activities limited by a long term health problem or disability


8.3 Carers More than one in ten Telford and Wrekin residents (10.8%) provide some level of unpaid care, a small increase from 9.9% in 2001.


Long term health problem or disability

3.3% - 13.1%

13.1% - 16.7%

16.7% - 19.9%

19.9% - 24.7%

24.7% - 52.5%



Table 41: Provision of unpaid care


Midlands England

2011 2001 2011 2011


Provides no care 148,697 89.2% 142,602 90.1% 89.0% 89.8%

Provides 1 to 19 hours care a week 10,313 6.2% 10,002 6.3% 6.8% 6.5%

Provides 20 to 49 hours care a week 2,653 1.6% 1,891 1.2% 1.5% 1.4%

Provides 50 or more hours care a week 4,978 3.0% 3,830 2.4% 2.7% 2.4%

Total providing care 17,944 10.8% 15,723 9.9% 11.0% 10.3%

All usual residents 166,641 100.0% 158,325 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Wards with the highest rates of unpaid care were Ercall Magna (13.0%), Ironbridge Gorge (12.8%) and Ercall (12.5%). The lowest levels of unpaid care were seen in Lawley and Overdale (8.9%), Newport West (8.9%) and Muxton (9.0%).

Figure 40: Percentage of residents providing unpaid care



Provision of unpaid care

3.0% - 8.6%

8.6% - 10.1%

10.1% - 11.4%

11.4% - 13.3%

13.3% - 23.1%



Appendix I. Map of Telford and Wrekin ward areas

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1. Apley Castle2. Arleston3. Brookside4. Church Aston & Lilleshall5. College6. Cuckoo Oak7. Dawley Magna8. Donnington

9. Dothill10. Edgmond11. Ercall12. Ercall Magna13. Hadley & Leegomery14. Haygate15. Horsehay & Lightmoor16. Ironbridge Gorge

17. Ketley & Oakengates18. Lawley & Overdale19. Madeley20. Malinslee21. Muxton22. Newport East23. Newport North24. Newport South

25. Newport West26. Park27. Priorslee28. Shawbirch29. St. Georges30. The Nedge31. Woodside32. Wrockwardine33. Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

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