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Housing in TF1 1JB

What the homes in TF1 1JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wellington West
Council
Telford and Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,137 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.3%). Flats make up 39.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

TF1 1JBEngland
Detached7.7%22.9%
Semi-detached31.5%31.5%
Terraced21%23%
Purpose-built flat34.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.9% of households in the TF1 1JB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.

TF1 1JB
33%
33%
33%
England
  • Owned32.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented33.3%20.5%
  • Social rented32.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TF1 1JBEngland
Owned outright16.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council8.8%8.3%
From a housing association24.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TF1 1JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.2%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

TF1 1JBEngland
Living alone, under 6633.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Telford and Wrekin

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Telford and Wrekin (August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Telford and WrekinEngland
All homes£861£1,459
One bedroom£600£1,195
Two bedrooms£771£1,335
Three bedrooms£954£1,489
Four or more£1,358£2,161
Detached£1,199£1,640
Semi-detached£913£1,449
Terraced£845£1,435
Flat or maisonette£685£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TF1 1JB (Wellington West) (about 2,137 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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