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Electoral wardE05015213

Donnington ward, Telford and Wrekin

Donnington is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,563 residents in 2,624 households — 4,312 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Telford and The Wrekin constituencies.

Residents, 20216,563council ward average 5,798
Households2,6242.5 residents per household
Density4,312/ km²about 1.52 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+13.8%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 22.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 409
5–97.3% · 480
10–158.9% · 581
16–194.9% · 321
20–246.7% · 436
25–3413.9% · 909
35–4919.8% · 1,298
50–6418.6% · 1,218
65–748.1% · 531
75–844.4% · 290
85+1.3% · 82

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.4% · 640
1 car or van44.3% · 1,163
2 cars or vans23.8% · 624
3 or more7.5% · 197
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Telford and Wrekin overall: 59.9% owned, 18.0% social rented, 21.2% private rented.

Owned outright22.7% · 595
With mortgage23.5% · 616
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented28.7% · 752
Private rented24.7% · 649
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house12.3% · 322
Semi-detached house52.5% · 1,376
Terraced house26.0% · 681
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 214
Converted house0.6% · 17
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015213
Constituency
Telford, The Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
4 of 32

Parishes in the ward

Donnington and MuxtonWrockwardine Wood and Trench

Other wards in the same constituency

AAdmaston & Bratton24.2% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned1,615AApley Castle21.8% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned3,091AArleston & College15.4% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned7,323BBrookside10.3% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned4,732CChurch Aston & Lilleshall27.6% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned3,379DDawley & Aqueduct17.9% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned7,825EEdgmond22.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned3,612EErcall34.9% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned1,547EErcall Magna29.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned3,057HHadley & Leegomery13.0% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned11,140HHaygate & Park20.5% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned11,277HHorsehay & Lightmoor15.2% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned5,498IIronbridge Gorge23.2% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned3,647KKetley17.6% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned3,622

All 32 wards of Telford and Wrekin

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.