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How deprived is Telford and Wrekin 020D?

Telford and Wrekin 020D is a small area called a Lower-layer Super Output Area (LSOA) in Telford and Wrekin.

LSOAs – referred to here as 'neighbourhoods' – have an average population of 1,600 people.

The latest available data, released in 2025, shows that:

Telford and Wrekin 020D is more deprived than most neighbourhoods in England

About two thirds of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived (ranked 10,543 out of 33,755 neighbourhoods).

This is an overall measure, called the Index of Multiple Deprivation. It is calculated by combining different types of deprivation in this neighbourhood.

What is deprivation?

Deprivation is a lack of resources needed in life.

This data can be used to compare relative levels of deprivation in different neighbourhoods. However, it can't be used to measure absolute levels of deprivation in a neighbourhood, or to assess trends over time.

Telford and Wrekin 020D is ranked around the middle for deprivation within Telford and Wrekin

The Telford and Wrekin local authority district contains 114 other neighbourhoods. Just under half (40%) of neighbourhoods in this area are more deprived than the neighbourhood you selected.

There are different types of deprivation in Telford and Wrekin 020D

The neighbourhood you selected is most deprived in relation to crime. About three quarters of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived.

It's also possible to measure income deprivation affecting people of different ages.

Telford and Wrekin 020D has a higher rate of income deprivation affecting children (IDACI) than most neighbourhoods in England.

But it is ranked around the middle for income deprivation affecting older people (IDAOPI), compared to other neighbourhoods in England.

Income deprivation affecting:

Compared to other neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin, Telford and Wrekin 020D is most deprived in relation to crime

About three quarters of neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin are less deprived in relation to crime than the neighbourhood you selected.

About this article

This article contains semi-automated text. This means that the sentences are produced according to rules programmed by staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, based on the data for a local area.

Further reading

What is an LSOA?

Read about the characteristics of Lower-layer Super Output Areas on the Office for National Statistics website.

Technical and research reports

These reports provide information on the methodology of the 2025 Indices of Deprivation.

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Glossary

Understand the terms used in the Indices of Deprivation dataset

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