Heather Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TF1 1PX has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	50%	-1.5%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	48.5%	50%	1.5%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.3%	31.4%	-3.9%	37.9%	-6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	45.6%	48%	2.4%	44.2%	3.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.4%	3%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	9.9%	11.1%	1.2%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	4.8%	5.9%	1.1%	6.1%	-0.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.5%	45.2%	1.7%	48.4%	-3.2%
Good health	34.7%	33.4%	-1.3%	33.6%	-0.2%
Fair health	13.8%	15%	1.2%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	5.3%	4.6%	-0.7%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around TF1 1PX this area, 29.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	43.3%	29.2%	-14.1%	18.2%	11.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	10%	-1.1%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	15.9%	-1.2%	13.4%	2.5%
Apprenticeship	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	15.1%	6.4%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	9.1%	23.6%	14.5%	33.8%	-10.2%
Other	8.7%	4.4%	-4.3%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	40.9%	43.7%	2.8%	2.7%	41.0%
Other Asian	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.8%	5.5%	3.7%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	45%	39.1%	-5.9%	81.4%	-42.3%
Other	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.5%	61%	-7.5%	83.2%	-22.2%
European Union	9.4%	11.1%	1.7%	6.1%	5.0%
Africa	0.9%	5.4%	4.5%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	17.4%	19.4%	2.0%	5.6%	13.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.2%	61.5%	-6.7%	83.2%	-21.7%
10+ Years	3.5%	17.8%	14.3%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	4.4%	6.3%	1.9%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	9.4%	5.7%	-3.7%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	14.4%	8.6%	-5.8%	1.9%	6.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.5%	76.7%	-13.2%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	14.9%	13.5%	1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.1%	37.2%	-19.1%
Christian	30.5%	46.2%	-15.7%
Muslim	44.3%	6.5%	37.8%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Heather Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heather Drive was 105.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.8% lower than the Arleston & College average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Heather Drive has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College and the 149th highest crime rate of 557 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in TF1 1PX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Heather Drive are based on 7 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for The Wrekin.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Heather Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for TF1 1PX

Average Price
£181,589

Semi-Detached
£178,340

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£225,462

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heather Drive

Average Price
£212,454

Semi-Detached
£212,454

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heather DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Heather Drive, Telford, Wrekin Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£138,000	2025-06-30	£140,148
54 Heather Drive, Telford, Wrekin Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2025-03-24	£245,285
4 Heather Drive, Telford, Wrekin Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-03-11	£149,881
26 Heather Drive, Telford, Wrekin Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£173,000	2024-08-30	£176,551
10 Heather Drive, Telford, Wrekin Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£100,000	2024-03-22	£107,187

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TF1 1PX

Employment

TF1 1PX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Retired	45
Self-Employed	34
Looking after home or family	34
Part-Time Employee	24
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	21
Education	13
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Other	2
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakengates Nursery School Charlton Street , Oakengates TF2 6BT	3out of 4	3,734 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Short Wood Primary School Limekiln Lane , Wellington TF1 2JA	3out of 4	691 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ercall Junior School Churchill Road , Wellington TF1 2JB	- not rated	822 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Millbrook Primary School and Nursery Grainger Drive , Leegomery TF1 6UJ	3out of 4	1,006 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leegomery Junior School Grainger Drive , Leegomery TF1 6UJ	- not rated	1,006 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leegomery Infant School Grainger Drive , Leegomery TF1 6UJ	- not rated	1,006 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ercall Wood Technology College Golf Links Lane , Wellington TF1 2DT	- not rated	1,207 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ercall Wood Academy Golf Links Lane , Wellington TF1 2DT	- not rated	1,207 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlton School Apley Avenue , TF1 3FA	3out of 4	1,495 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Robert Johnson Catholic College Whitchurch Road , Wellington TF1 3DY	- not rated	1,585 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase Waterloo Road , Hadley TF1 5NU	- not rated	1,828 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brookside Middle School Beaconsfield , Brookside TF1 1LG	- not rated	898 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Telford King Street , Wellington TF1 1NY	- not rated	419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Telford College Haybridge Road , Wellington TF1 2NP	- not rated	559 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Street (KS4) PRU New College , King Street TF1 1NY	- not rated	419 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
KICKSTART TELFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY , Haybridge Road TF1 2NP	- not rated	559 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wrekin College Sutherland Road , Wellington TF1 3BH	- not rated	568 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pathways (the Glebe Centre) Glebe Street , Wellington TF1 1JP	- not rated	764 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kickstart Academy 11 Tan Bank , Wellington TF1 1HJ	- not rated	969 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
SWAN RESTAURANT & HOTEL	106 Watling Street, Wellington	372 yd
Grill & Slice	113A Watling Street, Wellington	418 yd
Cock Hotel	The Cock Hotel, 148 Holyhead Road, Wellington	418 yd
Arleston Community Centre	Arleston Community Centre, 22 St Giles Close, Arleston	497 yd
Char char chicken	45 Dawley Road, Arleston	522 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Swan Hotel	The Swan Hotel Watling Street, Wellington	388 yd
Railway Inn	The Railway Inn, 42 - 44 Mill Bank, Wellington	409 yd
The Oddfellows Arms	65 High Street, Wellington	597 yd
William Withering (J D Weatherspoon Plc)	43 - 45 New Street, Wellington	916 yd
Whispers Venus Pussycats	17 Tan Bank, Wellington	956 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China rose	113 Watling Street, Wellington	418 yd
Domino's Pizzas	82 Watling Street, Wellington	418 yd
Peking Wok	113B Watling Street, Wellington	418 yd
Subway	Subway Haybridge Road, Wellington	481 yd
CHICKXY	45 Dawley Road, Arleston	522 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods PLC	38 - 40 New Street, Wellington		882 yd
Heron Frozen Foods	15 - 17 New Street, Wellington		970 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Old Hall School STANLEY ROAD	grass pitches	303 yd
New Bucks Head Stadium (Afc Telford United) THE BUCKS WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	334 yd
Life@Whitehouse (Telford) WATLING STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	415 yd
New College Telford HAYBRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	517 yd
Telford College HAYBRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	517 yd
The Old Hall School (Closed) Holyhead Road	swimming pool	604 yd
Wrekin College Sports Centre WREKIN COLLEGE WREKIN COLLEGE SUTHERLAND ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	604 yd
Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre WELLINGTON CIVIC OFFICES AND LEISURE CENTRE WELLINGTON CIVIC OFFICES AND LEISURE CENTRE TAN BANK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,028 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	150.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.