Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
The average property in Telford and Wrekin sells for £219,796, up slightly (0.6%) over the past year. Prices have grown from around £41k in the mid-1990s.
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in Telford and Wrekin costs 6.3x the local median salary — moderate, improving from a peak of 7.3x in 2021.
Average monthly rent · ONS Private Rental Index
Average monthly rent in Telford and Wrekin is £844, up 8.1% year-on-year. Rents have risen consistently over the past five years.
Monthly residential transactions · HMRC (seasonally adjusted)
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average Telford and Wrekin price of £219,796 with a 25% deposit (£55k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £867 per month.
Monthly cost comparison based on current data
Monthly mortgage payments (£867) are £23 more than renting (£844). However, buying requires an upfront deposit of £55k — it would take around 9 years to recoup that cost compared to renting and investing the difference.
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There were 94,680 residential property transactions across the UK in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 0.8% compared to a year ago. The highest monthly volume on record was 204,980 in June 2021.