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Deprivation & opportunity in Telford and Wrekin

IMD 2019 · 108 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0

What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Telford and Wrekin?

Telford and Wrekin has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 46.9/100 (rank 238 of 313 English local authorities), 11.0 points below the national average of 57.9/100. This places Telford and Wrekin in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.

Proprietary metric:Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI/100)·As of September 2019 · updated when MHCLG publishes new IMD (last: )

46.9

GAOI / 100

#238

of 313 English LAs

Moderate Opportunity

Opportunity tier

-11.0

vs England avg (57.9)

Domain breakdown — Telford and Wrekin

All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.

GAOI domain sub-scores for Telford and Wrekin
DomainIMD weightGAOI sub-scoreBar
Income22.5%43.1/100
Employment22.5%44.9/100
Education13.5%36.7/100
Health13.5%28/100
Crime Safety9.3%35.5/100
Housing Access9.3%70.5/100
Environment9.3%91.2/100

Raw mean IMD composite: 24.99 (population-weighted across 108 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 171,677.

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46.9/100Moderate Opportunity
vs England avg
-11.0 pts

Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Telford and Wrekin · IMD 2019 source data

Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)

💷 Income(22.5%)43.1/100
👔 Employment(22.5%)44.9/100
🎓 Education(13.5%)36.7/100
🏥 Health(13.5%)28/100
🔒 Crime Safety(9.3%)35.5/100
🏠 Housing Access(9.3%)70.5/100
🌿 Environment(9.3%)91.2/100

GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.

Questions about Telford and Wrekin

What is the deprivation level in Telford and Wrekin?
Telford and Wrekin has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 46.9/100 (rank 238 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 24.988 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Telford and Wrekin?
In Telford and Wrekin, the strongest opportunity domains are environment (91.2/100) and housing access (70.5/100). The domains with most room for improvement are crime safety (35.5/100) and health (28/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
How does Telford and Wrekin compare with the England average for deprivation?
Telford and Wrekin's GAOI of 46.9/100 is 11.0 points below the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 238 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .