Gibbons Road, Trench, Telford, TF2 7JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TF2 7JR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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%	49.8%	-1.7%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	48.5%	50.2%	1.7%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around TF2 7JR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.4%	42.2%	6.8%	37.9%	4.3%
Married: Opposite sex	41.6%	31.1%	-10.5%	44.2%	-13.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3.5%	3%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	10.6%	16.2%	5.6%	9.1%	7.1%
Widowed	8.8%	6%	-2.8%	6.1%	-0.1%

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	46.8%	46.6%	-0.2%	48.4%	-1.8%
Good health	30.2%	36.5%	6.3%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	14.3%	10.8%	-3.5%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	6.3%	4.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 15.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.1%	22.5%	-7.6%	18.2%	4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.2%	14.7%	-6.5%	9.6%	5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.5%	21.9%	2.4%	13.4%	8.5%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	4.8%	1.3%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	19.8%	9.6%	16.9%	2.9%
Degree or Similar	8.4%	15.3%	6.9%	33.8%	-18.5%
Other	7.1%	1.2%	-5.9%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.9%
Black African	0%	2%	2.0%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	4%	3.3%	0.9%	3.1%
White	99.3%	89.9%	-9.4%	81.4%	8.5%
Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.4%	88.8%	-4.6%	83.2%	5.6%
European Union	5.6%	8.5%	2.9%	6.1%	2.4%
Africa	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	5.6%	-4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93%	88.6%	-4.4%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	0%	4.5%	4.5%	9.8%	-5.3%
5-10 Years	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.6%	76.7%	-9.1%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	24%	13.5%	10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.7%	37.2%	8.5%
Christian	43.2%	46.2%	-3.0%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Gibbons Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gibbons Road was 110.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.7% higher than the Oakengates & Ketley Bank average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gibbons Road has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank and the 144th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 75.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,700

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in TF2 7JR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Gibbons Road are based on 71 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wrekin.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Gibbons Road, Trench, Telford, TF2 7JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for TF2 7JR

Average Price
£19,685,622

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£19,685,622

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gibbons Road

Average Price
£769,006

Semi-Detached
£168,873

Terraced
£177,317

Detached
£215,170

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£10,787,530

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gibbons Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
The Sutherland School Gibbons Road, Telford, Wrekin Other, an established residential building	£16,004,571	2020-03-31	£19,545,582
The Sutherland School Gibbons Road, Telford, Wrekin Other, an established residential building	£12,575,644	2019-12-18	£15,205,946
The Sutherland School Gibbons Road, Telford, Wrekin Other, an established residential building	£3,485,522	2018-12-31	£4,338,032
The Sutherland School Gibbons Road, Telford, Wrekin Other, an established residential building	£3,254,264	2018-11-09	£4,060,557

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TF2 7JR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	149
Part-Time Employee	46
Retired	44
Self-Employed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Other	18
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	14
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Education	5
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Other	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakengates Nursery School The Place , Limes Walk TF2 6EP	2out of 4	2,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School Church Road , Trench TF2 7HG	3out of 4	391 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Catholic Primary School Church Road , Trench TF2 7HG	3out of 4	466 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery Church Road , Wrockwardine Wood TF2 7AH	3out of 4	529 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Leonard Close , Winifreds Drive TF2 8BH	3out of 4	561 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Baldwin Webb Avenue , Donnington TF2 8EP	2out of 4	1,020 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Telford Priory School New Road , TF2 7AB	2out of 4	860 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase Waterloo Road , Hadley TF1 5NU	3out of 4	2,765 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Academy Teece Drive , Priorslee TF2 9SQ	3out of 4	4,153 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlton School Apley Avenue , TF1 3FA	1out of 4	5,068 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Telford College Haybridge Road , Wellington TF1 2NP	- not rated	4,157 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge at HLC Waterloo Road , Hadley TF1 5NQ	4out of 4	3,210 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Linden Centre Oak Road , Overdale TF3 5BT	3out of 4	3,888 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Telford School Old Park , TF3 4NW	4out of 4	4,481 yd	City technology college	No	Mixed	More About School
Amberleigh Therapeutic School The Oaks , Redhill TF2 9NZ	- not rated	4,664 yd	Other independent special school	No	Boys	More About School
Wrekin College Sutherland Road , Wellington TF1 3BH	- not rated	4,737 yd	Other independent school	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
Casey's Venues @ Cordingley Hall	Cordingley Hall Wellington Road, Donnington	236 yd
The Trench café	4 Stratford Park, Trench	325 yd
Donnington Ambulance Station Health & Wellbeing Tuck Shop	Donnington Ambulance Station Wrekin Drive, Donnington	776 yd
Blue Apple Contract Catering LTD	Epwin Window Systems Distribution Centre Hortonwood 37, Hortonwood	803 yd
ESS	Mod Donnington Donnington Drive, The Humbers	1,035 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Labour Club	Wrockwardine Wood Trench Labour Club Gibbons Road, Trench	157 yd
Dun Cow	The Dun Cow Trench Road, Trench	249 yd
Tap And Barrell	Tap And Barrel Trench Road, Trench	454 yd
White Horse Tavern	The White Horse Tavern New Road, Wrockwardine Wood	655 yd
Wrockwardine Wood Football Club	Wrockwardine Wood F.c Sports And Social Club, Wrockwardine Wood	668 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oriental Pearl Telford Limited	107 Trench Road, Trench	423 yd
Papa Johns	107 Trench Road, Trench	423 yd
Pizza Hut	113 Trench Road, Trench	520 yd
Peppers Balti Restaurant And Takeaway	109 Trench Road, Trench	541 yd
Atlantis Fish Bar	15 The Parade, Donnington	723 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Foodstore Ltd Wellington Road, Donnington		236 yd
Co Operative Retail Services Limited	14 Wrekin Drive, Donnington		770 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sutherland Co-Operative Academy (Closed) Gibbons Road	grass pitches	29 yd
Trench Playing Field GIBBONS ROAD	grass pitches	148 yd
Wrockwardine Wood Juniors School CHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	462 yd
Oakengates Leisure Centre NEW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	735 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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