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Ironbridge Gorge

Ward

South Telford and Wrekin. About 2,821 people in 6.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ironbridge Gorge, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,848
949th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
32.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.8%
1,396th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ironbridge Gorge compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Ironbridge GorgeMiddle
Population32 wards, Telford and Wrekin · 2021
Population: every ward in Telford and Wrekin32 areas from 2,426 to 11,740. The middle area is 5,617. Ironbridge Gorge is 2,848.
2,8483rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, Telford and Wrekin · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Telford and Wrekin32 areas from 20.2% to 98.6%. The middle area is 90.0%. Ironbridge Gorge is 32.2%.
32.2%2nd lowest
Claimant rate32 wards, Telford and Wrekin · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Telford and Wrekin32 areas from 0.6% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.3%. Ironbridge Gorge is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6432 wards, Telford and Wrekin · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Telford and Wrekin32 areas from 57.5% to 68.7%. The middle area is 64.0%. Ironbridge Gorge is 66.8%.
66.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Telford and Wrekin

These figures are published for the whole of Telford and Wrekin, not for each ward, so they describe all of Telford and Wrekin and not Ironbridge Gorge alone. See Telford and Wrekin

Average house price
£226,893
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,044
96th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ironbridge Gorge in brief

Ironbridge Gorge had 2,848 usual residents at the census.

In Ironbridge Gorge, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ironbridge Gorge, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.8% of residents in Ironbridge Gorge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.