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Electoral wardE05015235

The Nedge ward, Telford and Wrekin

The Nedge is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 11,838 residents in 4,705 households — 1,649 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Telford constituency.

Residents, 202111,838council ward average 5,798
Households4,7052.52 residents per household
Density1,649/ km²about 7.18 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+17.2%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 618
5–96.7% · 792
10–158.6% · 1,014
16–194.8% · 571
20–245.4% · 644
25–3412.8% · 1,519
35–4919.9% · 2,352
50–6419.3% · 2,287
65–7410.6% · 1,255
75–845.2% · 612
85+1.5% · 174

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.5% · 1,059
1 car or van43.3% · 2,037
2 cars or vans25.9% · 1,219
3 or more8.3% · 392
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.8% · 1,403
With mortgage26.4% · 1,245
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented16.2% · 764
Private rented27.3% · 1,284
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house26.5% · 1,248
Semi-detached house28.3% · 1,330
Terraced house33.0% · 1,552
Purpose-built flat10.4% · 488
Converted house0.6% · 30
Other conversion0.6% · 30
Above shop / office0.5% · 23
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015235
Constituency
Telford
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
20 of 32

Parishes in the ward

Hollinswood and RandlayStirchley and Brookside

Council offices in this ward

PStirchley and Brookside Parish CouncilParish council · TF3 1FLPHollinswood & Randlay Parish CouncilParish council · TF3 2EW

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% owned2,719PPriorslee15.7% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned5,794SSt Georges18.8% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned8,106WWoodside11.0% 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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.