West Midlands · Unitary authority

Telford and Wrekin

2026/27 view

Telford and Wrekin · ONS E06000020

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

57/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Mixed

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 24 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover95
Debt burden23
Liquidity63
Debt direction32
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £367.77m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£3.63m 1.0%
Service expenditure £374.39m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£12.97m 3.6%
Unallocated reserves £26.29m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£162.0k 0.6%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £374.39m
33.0%
2020/21: £281.41m 2021/22: £296.16m 2022/23: £326.77m 2023/24: £361.42m 2024/25: £374.39m
Net revenue expenditure £173.86m
32.1%
2020/21: £131.66m 2021/22: £140.33m 2022/23: £158.29m 2023/24: £175.75m 2024/25: £173.86m
Council Tax requirement £93.09m
24.1%
2020/21: £75.00m 2021/22: £79.47m 2022/23: £82.67m 2023/24: £86.29m 2024/25: £93.09m
Unallocated reserves £26.29m
403.8%
2020/21: £5.22m 2021/22: £26.95m 2022/23: £26.57m 2023/24: £26.45m 2024/25: £26.29m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
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ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads5.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 10 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 94 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads6.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 68 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways6.0% red
Good 58.0%Amber 36.0%Red 6.0%
B & C roads6.0% red
Good 57.0%Amber 37.0%Red 6.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 1.0%2016/17: 1.0%2017/18: 1.0%2018/19: 1.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 7.0%2021/22: 7.0%2022/23: 7.0%2023/24: 7.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 4.0%2016/17: 4.0%2017/18: 3.0%2018/19: 4.0%2019/20: 4.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 3.0%2022/23: 5.0%2023/24: 5.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 11.0%2016/17: 9.0%2017/18: 9.0%2018/19: 10.0%2019/20: 5.0%2020/21: 5.0%2021/22: 6.0%2022/23: 6.0%2023/24: 6.0%2024/25: 5.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads4.4%85 km network
B, C & unclassified1.5%991 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing0.5%Preservation3.9%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Telford and Wrekin, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
47.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.3 percentage points vs 2023/24
22 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste548.5 kgper household+19.5 kg year on year
Waste collected452.4 kgper resident+2.0 kg year on year
Household waste88,980tonnes collected42,642 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

42,642 t recycled, composted or reused 46,338 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

47.9%
2015/16: 48.0%2016/17: 45.8%2017/18: 43.2%2018/19: 44.8%2019/20: 47.0%2020/21: 48.2%2021/22: 49.1%2022/23: 48.2%2023/24: 49.2%2024/25: 47.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Telford and Wrekin.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
86 Open schools
32,089 Pupils
34,705 School places
92.5% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Telford and Wrekin.

Attainment 8
42.1
West Midlands 44.6
England 46.1
4.0 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
35.1%
West Midlands 41.7%
England 45.4%
10.3 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
40.1%
West Midlands 37.9%
England 40.5%
0.4 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.49

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

44.1 18/19
48.2 19/20
48.7 20/21
45.5 21/22
43.1 22/23
41.6 23/24
42.1 24/25
Education context

Telford and Wrekin's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with West Midlands and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Telford and Wrekin, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£230,000
+ 27.4% over five years
Median resident earnings
£36,044
+ 29.2% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Telford and Wrekin.

£861 / month
+ 7.1% in the last year
July 2026
Telford and Wrekin
£861
+ 7.1%
West Midlands
£974
+ 4.5%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with West Midlands £113 less per month
Compared with England £590 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Telford and Wrekin
6.38×
West Midlands
6.80×
England
7.64×
Compared with West Midlands More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received176this quarter+15 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided124this quarter−19 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
90.3%approved
Overall approval rate112 granted12 refused−1.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

100.0%
Rank 1 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.7 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major7100.0%100.0% Minor2889.3%100.0% Other8989.9%100.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2022024 Q3: 1872024 Q4: 1882025 Q1: 1892025 Q2: 1492025 Q3: 1632025 Q4: 1612026 Q1: 1762024 Q2: 1892024 Q3: 1622024 Q4: 1712025 Q1: 1462025 Q2: 1642025 Q3: 1402025 Q4: 1432026 Q1: 124
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

309%
Required1,430homes over three years
Delivered4,425homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Telford and Wrekin, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 14,301 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 73.0 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 0.8% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Telford and Wrekin Your council
73.0 − 0.8%
West Midlands Region
82.2 − 1.2%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Telford and Wrekin has a recorded crime rate 11.3% below West Midlands. It is 12.5% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

West Mercia
Violence 6,254
31.9 per 1,000 + 1.8%
Theft 3,618
18.5 per 1,000 − 7.5%
Public order 1,156
5.9 per 1,000 − 4.6%
Criminal damage 1,155
5.9 per 1,000 − 10.3%
Shoplifting 1,697
8.7 per 1,000 − 0.8%
Vehicle offences 417
2.1 per 1,000 − 13.7%
Burglary 408
2.1 per 1,000 − 23.6%
Drug offences 573
2.9 per 1,000 + 4.2%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Telford and Wrekin.

86 schools
Open schools 86
Pupils 32,089
School places 34,705
Capacity used 92.5%
Primary 56 schools
15,822 pupils
Other / specialist 15 schools
3,437 pupils
Secondary 12 schools
12,686 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
144 pupils
16+ provision 1 school
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 6
7.0% of open schools
Previous full framework 42
48.8% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 25
29.1% of open schools
No Ofsted record 9
10.5% of open schools
No published outcome 4
4.7% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

6 schools assessed
Achievement 6 assessed
Needs attention 4
Expected standard 1
Strong standard 1
Attendance & behaviour 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Curriculum & teaching 6 assessed
Needs attention 4
Expected standard 1
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 6 assessed
Needs attention 3
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Leadership & governance 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 1
Personal development 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 6 assessed
Met 6
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 21
Requires improvement 7
Inadequate 1
Not judged 11
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Allscott Meads Primary Academy URN 149446 · TF6 5FA Primary 104 210 No published outcome
Apley Wood Primary Academy URN 150527 · TF1 6FQ Primary 407 420 No published outcome
Aqueduct Primary Academy URN 150710 · TF4 3RP Primary 255 280 Requires improvement
Captain Webb Primary School URN 123443 · TF4 3DU Primary 458 420 Good
Church Aston Infant School URN 123358 · TF10 9JN Primary 48 60 Ungraded inspection
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy URN 152491 · TF8 7DS Primary — 218 Renewed framework
Crudgington Primary School URN 148314 · TF6 6JF Primary 132 156 Ungraded inspection
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy URN 142785 · TF4 3AL Primary 220 226 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 195,952 2024
West Midlands region 6,187,204
Telford and Wrekin represents 3.17% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+13,871 residents ↑ 7.6%
2019: 182,081 residents2020: 183,483 residents2021: 185,857 residents2022: 189,000 residents2023: 192,417 residents2024: 195,952 residents
Telford and Wrekin +7.6%
West Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Telford and Wrekin's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.1 percentage points above the West Midlands and 3.4 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Telford and Wrekin?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Telford and Wrekin compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 78.8 years
1.2 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 82.7 years
1.1 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
56.7
4.2 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
55.4
5.9 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
155.0 per 100,000
England 145.8
Similar
Cardiovascular disease 2025
70.1 per 100,000
England 71.5
Similar
Cancer 2025
136.6 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
18.1 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
40.7 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
11.0 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Telford and Wrekin 6.8% England 10.4%
Better
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Telford and Wrekin 70.3% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Telford and Wrekin 69.0% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Telford and Wrekin 572.8 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
25.3%
Telford and Wrekin 25.3% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Similar
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
37.4%
Telford and Wrekin 37.4% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Similar
Physically active children 2024/25
43.5%
Telford and Wrekin 43.5% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Worse
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
87.9%
Telford and Wrekin 87.9% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
72.8%
Telford and Wrekin 72.8% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Similar
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
62.0 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
4.7%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Telford and Wrekin?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 28,026 14.3% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.7% +2,473 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.7% +182 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Telford and Wrekin LOCAL AUTHORITY
14.3%
West Midlands REGION
13.9%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
28,026 25,277 22,528
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.2 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 5.7 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

39.9%
10.3 5.7
2011: 10.32 µg/m³ 2012: 9.77 µg/m³ 2013: 10.24 µg/m³ 2014: 9.97 µg/m³ 2015: 8.16 µg/m³ 2016: 8.73 µg/m³ 2017: 7.53 µg/m³ 2018: 7.72 µg/m³ 2019: 8.69 µg/m³ 2020: 5.98 µg/m³ 2021: 6.30 µg/m³ 2022: 6.37 µg/m³ 2023: 5.74 µg/m³ 2024: 6.20 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 39.9%
5 years ↓ 28.6%
10 years ↓ 37.8%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 21.1 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 1.4 – 21.8 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 1.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 1.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 1.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 1.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 2.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 7.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 4.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 3.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 4.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 5.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 3.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 3.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 3.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 3.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 1.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 2.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 5.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 21.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 21.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 21.1 µg/m³
Telford Hollinswood Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.7% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£374.39m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£173.86m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£93.09m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£26.29m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,911
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 7.5% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £161.51m · Income £11.03m
£150.48m
Adult social care Gross £124.77m · Income £34.23m
£90.54m
Children's social care Gross £64.59m · Income £7.13m
£57.46m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £25.96m · Income £3.76m
£22.20m
Public health Gross £16.09m · Income £248.0k
£15.84m
Culture and related services Gross £20.70m · Income £10.19m
£10.51m
Central services Gross £53.73m · Income £46.44m
£7.29m
Highways and transport Gross £11.08m · Income £4.85m
£6.22m
Planning and development Gross £7.99m · Income £2.20m
£5.79m
Housing Gross £7.14m · Income £3.04m
£4.10m
Other services Gross £4.30m · Income £340.0k
£3.96m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£93.09m
Retained business rates£56.95m
Revenue Support Grant£12.39m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £26.45m
Closing £26.29m
£162.0k decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£489.81m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£122.04m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£367.77m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£1,877 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £1,877
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 70.1% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£3.63m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£3.63m −1.0%
Change across the series +£167.98m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£326.18m
Other longer-term borrowing£30.11m
Short-term borrowing£133.51m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£14.14m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
96.89% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£668,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£125.98m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£14.14m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 61.1%
+ £5.36m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£8.78m 2021/22 £9.84m 2022/23 £10.82m 2023/24 £11.97m 2024/25 £14.14m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£14.14m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £4.26m

30.1% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £9.88m

69.9% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 96.89%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.29 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Telford and Wrekinmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Telford and Wrekinmhclg planning ps21998 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Telford and Wrekinmhclg planning ps11998 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Telford and Wrekin UA [note 7]dft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Telford and Wrekin Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Telford & the Wrekin UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Telford & the Wrekin UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Telford & the Wrekin UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Telford & the Wrekin UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Telford & Wrekinmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Telford & the Wrekin UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Telford & the Wrekin UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.