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Electoral wardE05015232

Priorslee ward, Telford and Wrekin

Priorslee is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,794 residents in 2,156 households — 1,761 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Telford constituency.

Residents, 20215,794council ward average 5,798
Households2,1562.69 residents per household
Density1,761/ km²about 3.29 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+15.7%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 292
5–96.9% · 398
10–158.8% · 509
16–195.0% · 288
20–245.7% · 333
25–3411.5% · 666
35–4920.2% · 1,172
50–6421.2% · 1,231
65–7410.1% · 587
75–844.2% · 245
85+1.3% · 76

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.4% · 137
1 car or van34.0% · 732
2 cars or vans42.7% · 920
3 or more17.0% · 366
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.8% · 814
With mortgage40.9% · 881
Shared ownership1.5% · 33
Social rented8.1% · 174
Private rented11.6% · 250

Type of home

Detached house73.6% · 1,584
Semi-detached house13.9% · 300
Terraced house9.8% · 210
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 43
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015232
Constituency
Telford
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
19 of 32

Parishes in the ward

St Georges and Priorslee

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrookside10.3% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned4,732DDawley & Aqueduct17.9% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned7,825DDonnington13.8% aged 65+ · 46.2% owned6,563HHorsehay & Lightmoor15.2% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned5,498IIronbridge Gorge23.2% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned3,647KKetley17.6% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned3,622LLawley6.4% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned8,063MMadeley & Sutton Hill21.4% aged 65+ · 49.6% owned10,121MMalinslee & Dawley Bank13.7% aged 65+ · 42.5% owned8,726OOakengates & Ketley Bank15.6% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned9,948OOverdale & The Rock10.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned2,719SSt Georges18.8% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned8,106TThe Nedge17.2% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned11,838WWoodside11.0% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned7,597

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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.