Oakengates & Ketley
Telford and Wrekin 014 · 6 sub-areas · 10,440 residents
Telford and Wrekin 014 is a residential part of Telford and Wrekin, home to around 10,400 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £760 a month — well below the UK average for a 2-bed — and rents rose roughly 8% in the past year. Owner-occupation is the norm here, and nearly a quarter of households are in social housing.
Oakengates & Ketley is a mid-density neighbourhood of Telford and Wrekin in the West Midlands region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Oakengates & Ketley?
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £850 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Oakengates & Ketley in Telford and Wrekin
Living in Oakengates & Ketley
This part of Telford and Wrekin has a settled, suburban feel — the kind of area where most people own their homes and the streets are quiet rather than busy. Nearly 90% of residents can reach green space within a short walk, and the greenspace is on average just 170 metres from the front door, which sets it apart from denser urban neighbourhoods.
Rent here is among the more affordable in the West Midlands region. A 2-bed runs about £760 a month, which is well under the UK national median of around £1,200 for the same size. Even with rents up roughly 8% year-on-year, it remains accessible compared to most English cities. The deposit hurdle is also unusually low — you'd typically save the equivalent of 3.3 years' worth of a deposit to buy, which is one of the shorter timescales in the region.
The population is notably even across age groups: roughly one in five residents falls into each of the under-18, 18–34, 35–49, 50–64, and 65-plus brackets. That's unusual — most urban areas skew heavily towards younger renters. Around 58% of households own their home outright or with a mortgage, and just over a fifth are in social housing, a higher social tenure share than you'd typically find in more prosperous suburban areas. Degree-level qualifications are held by about 22% of adults, below the national graduate average.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.1 km away — about a 14-minute walk. Birmingham is the natural hub for commuters, accessible in around 65 minutes by public transport. Working from home is already widespread here: more than one in five residents works from home, while just under 2% use public transport to commute. Broadband coverage is excellent — nearly all premises can access gigabit speeds. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Telford and Wrekin 014 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a quiet, suburban area with excellent greenspace access — nearly 90% of residents can walk to green space in minutes. It's affordable and owner-occupied in character, which suits families and settled renters. It's not a city-centre option, and schools are a weak spot, with only around 40% of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding.
- What is the rent in Telford and Wrekin 014?
- A one-bed typically runs around £590 a month, a two-bed around £760, and a three-bed around £940. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 8% in the past year, but the area remains well below the UK median 2-bed rent of roughly £1,200.
- Is Telford and Wrekin 014 safe?
- Crime runs at around 107 incidents per 1,000 residents per year, which is above the UK national rate of roughly 80. It's not an outlier, but it's worth being aware of. The area sits in the fourth deprivation decile nationally — not among the most deprived, but not prosperous either. The suburban, owner-occupied character helps on day-to-day street safety.
- What's the commute from Telford and Wrekin 014 to Birmingham?
- Birmingham is around 65 minutes by public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.1 km away — a 14-minute walk. That said, most residents here drive rather than use public transport, and working from home is common, with over 22% of residents doing so.
- Who lives in Telford and Wrekin 014?
- The population is unusually evenly spread across age groups, with roughly 20% in each broad bracket from under-18 to 65-plus. Around 58% own their home, just over a fifth are in social housing, and nearly a third live alone. It's predominantly UK-born, with a below-average graduate share of around 22%.
- What schools are near Telford and Wrekin 014?
- There are 69 schools within 2 km, but only around 40% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 3.3 km away. Families should check catchment boundaries carefully and review the latest Ofsted reports, as ratings can change.
- How affordable is buying a home in Telford and Wrekin 014?
- The median house price is just over £207,000, and the deposit-to-income ratio means saving a typical deposit takes around 3.3 years on a local salary — one of the shorter timescales in the West Midlands region. That makes it relatively accessible for first-time buyers compared to most English cities.