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Dawley & Aqueduct: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Dawley & Aqueduct neighbourhood of Telford and Wrekin, England (ONS area Telford and Wrekin 019). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes TF3, TF4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TF4 3NQ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Telford and Wrekin

Dawley & Aqueduct is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Telford and Wrekin (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £188,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Telford and Wrekin (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest railway station, Telford Central, is 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£188,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +39% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Dawley & Aqueduct sits in Telford and Wrekin

Typical house price: 9th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin
Average household income: 9th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Dawley & Aqueduct

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Telford and Wrekin, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Telford and Wrekin, 1996 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Telford and Wrekin, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking

Falling behind the borough

Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Telford Central Railway station, 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Transport for Wales to Birmingham New Street (37 to 47 min) and Shrewsbury (about 23 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Captain Webb Primary School 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Improved significantly.
Nearest state secondary school The Telford Langley School 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jul 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Dawley & Aqueduct

What is the typical house price in Dawley & Aqueduct?

£188,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +39% against 2017-2019.

How does Dawley & Aqueduct compare with the rest of Telford and Wrekin?

Typical house price: 9th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin. Average household income: 9th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin.

Is Dawley & Aqueduct an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Dawley & Aqueduct gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Dawley & Aqueduct?

Telford Central. Railway station, 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Transport for Wales to Birmingham New Street (37 to 47 min) and Shrewsbury (about 23 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Dawley & Aqueduct?

Nearest state primary school. Captain Webb Primary School. 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Improved significantly. Nearest state secondary school. The Telford Langley School. 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jul 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.