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Oakengates & Ketley

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About

Oakengates sits at the eastern edge of Telford and Wrekin and functions as a local centre for shops, a regular market and everyday services. The town is served by Oakengates railway station on the Shrewsbury–Wolverhampton line, providing direct rail links to surrounding towns. The High Street and adjacent streets contain civic buildings, small retail units and community venues used for events and meetings, alongside schools and healthcare facilities that serve nearby neighbourhoods.

Ketley lies immediately north of Oakengates and grew around ironworking and coal mining in the 18th and 19th centuries; remnants of that past can be seen in earthworks and old industrial layouts scattered through the area. Today Ketley is mainly residential, with local community centres, parks and playing fields and pockets of light industry on the estate fringes. The two places are linked by local roads and footpaths, and both form part of the broader Telford urban area while retaining separate local identities.

Area overview

On average Oakengates & Ketley has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 78 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 21.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Oakengates & Ketley is £45,577 per year. There are 4 schools in Oakengates & Ketley: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Oakengates & Ketley is home to around 10,465 people, with a population density of about 2,183.1 per km2.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
78
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
21.7%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Oakengates & Ketley Population
10,465
Population density
2,183.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
36.02(-7%)
Anti-social behaviour
20.45(+90%)
Other theft
8.98(+58%)
Criminal damage and arson
8.22(+13%)
Shoplifting
8.12(-7%)
West Midlands average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
9,111
87.06%
Other White
498
4.76%
Indian
192
1.83%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
112
1.07%
African
109
1.04%
Total population: 10,465

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,948
22.71%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,906
22.22%
Level 3 (A level)
1,535
17.9%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,400
16.32%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
997
11.63%
Total 16+ residents: 8,576

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,381
29.69%
Owns outright
1,335
28.7%
Private landlord or letting agency
781
16.79%
Other social rented
651
13.99%
Social rents from council
376
8.08%
Total households: 4,652

Property prices in Oakengates & Ketley

Based on 120 recent sales, the median property price is £199,000 in Oakengates & Ketley area, with individual transactions ranging from £82,000 up to £540,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Oakengates & Ketley in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Oakengates & Ketley over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached34£285,000
Flats4£135,100
Terraced26£198,500
Semi-Detached56£185,000

10 years median price trend in Oakengates & Ketley

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Oakengates & Ketley.

All postcodes in Oakengates & Ketley

TF20DL

Mossey Green

TF15BJ

Wedgewood Crescent

TF26HX

Bollingale Avenue

TF26TN

Abdon Court

TF15AN

Holyhead Road

TF29TX

Pearson Road

TF26FA

Weldon Mews

TF26TJ

Village Way

TF26BL

Innes Avenue

TF15AY

Waterloo Road

TF26AU

Beveley Road

TF26HY

The Cloisters

TF20AR

Fourth Avenue

TF15HR

Sinclair Gardens

TF20AA

Sunnyside Road

TF15BU

Wedgewood Crescent

TF15HJ

Wrens Nest Lane

TF26NG

Reynolds Drive

TF26JW

Stafford Road

TF15AS

Broadway

TF26TE

Hamlet Close

TF20DB

Dukes Hill

TF15BZ

Copper Beech Road

TF28WR

Commercial Way

TF15EY

Partridge Drive

TF15DL

Hombersley Terrace

TF26BP

Charlton Street

TF26HE

Maurice Lee Avenue

TF20DR

Sunnyside Road

TF26HQ

Village Way

TF15HG

Riddings Close

TF15HX

Woodside Road

TF20DT

Sunnyside Road

TF20DE

East Road

TF26JP

Withington Close

TF15HD

Woodside Road

TF20EB

Hawthorne Close

TF26AQ

Lion Street

TF20BU

Vine Cottages

TF15EB

Quarry Lane

TF15EN

Castle View

TF26EJ

Market Street

TF20DU

Greenacres

TF26TL

Village Way

TF20AP

Third Avenue

TF26EF

Market Street

TF29TY

Holyhead Road

TF26NS

Buttery Grove

TF26BG

Holyhead Road

TF15BD

Sandbrook

TF15TD

Candleberry Meadow

TF29XH

Commercial Way

TF15TE

Bakers Lock

TF20EH

Blacksmiths Drive

TF15EL

Ketley

TF15AL

Seven Hills Place

TF20DZ

Wesley Drive

TF15BY

Holyhead Road

TF26DT

Ashfields

TF26JA

Uplands Avenue

TF26AN

Hartshill

TF15EU

Peacock Grove

TF26EL

Market Street

TF26HD

Corfield Crescent

TF15YA

Red Lees

TF15GD

Ivy House Paddocks

TF26AP

Hartshill Avenue

TF26FJ

Oakengates & Ketley Bank

TF15BN

Wedgewood Crescent

TF26JB

Wombridge Road

TF15ST

Trench Lock 3

TF20EX

Weavers Rise

TF26DH

Station Fields

TF15WR

Snowdrop Meadow

TF15BE

Western Rise

TF15HE

Woodside Road

TF26JQ

Withington Close

TF20AG

First Avenue

TF26AH

Bridge Street

TF15FT

Ketley

TF26HA

Hayward Parade

TF15ZH

Cornflower Grove

TF15BQ

Copperbeech Road

TF20AZ

Yates Way

TF29NP

Castle Trading Estate

TF20EE

Redburn Close

TF26HN

Little Croft

TF15DY

Holyhead Road

TF15SN

Oxmoor Avenue

TF26JR

Withington Close

TF35BJ

Garfield Road

TF20DN

Mossey Green

TF15HL

Wrens Nest Lane

TF20AN

Second Avenue

TF15DW

James Clay Court

TF20DJ

West Road

TF26NF

Guinea Close

TF15ED

Quarry Lane

TF15AB

Holyhead Road

TF20BN

Mountview Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.