Renting in Telford

Average Rent in Telford

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The average rent in Telford is £875/mo, with 1,852 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Telford rental appears.

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Renting in Telford

What it costs to rent in Telford

Telford currently has 1,852 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 82 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 73% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TF9 at around £525/mo, while TF6 sits nearer £1,250/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Telford rental market at a glance

1,852

Active rentals in Telford

£875/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Telford

Median monthly rent, based on 1,852 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£683/mo	362
2 bed	£875/mo	509
3 bed	£1,100/mo	553
4+ bed	£1,450/mo	176
Room	£550/mo	209

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Telford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Telford. Latest: £850/mo (Mar 26, +8.3% YoY).

Latest

£850

Mar 26

Annual

+8.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£633

Apr 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Telford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Telford spend an estimated 32% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£850/mo

£10,200/yr

Median pay

£31,459/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

32%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Telford

Most Telford homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 83,280 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.49

≈ Band B–C

Stock

83k

83,280 properties

A
32%26,850
B
27%22,580
C
17%14,530
D
12%9,870
E
7%5,720
F
3%2,500
G
1%1,180
H
0%50

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Telford

47% of Telford premises can already get full-fibre and 88% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

47%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

88%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

461 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
47%
Gigabit-capable
88%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Telford and Wrekin), July 2025, covering 83,711 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Telford homes

59% of Telford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

59%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

41%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

74k

73,508 EPCs

A
1%922
B
20%14,867
C
37%27,254
D
32%23,472
E
8%5,650
F
1%1,039
G
0%304

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Telford and Wrekin. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Telford

6 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Telford centroid. The five closest:

1
Old Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · TF3 2BF
0.35 mi
2
Hollinswood Primary School
Primary · Community school · TF3 2EP
0.58 mi
3
Lantern Academy
Primary · Academy converter · TF2 0AZ
0.74 mi
4
Kickstart Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · TF2 9PQ
0.77 mi
5
Randlay Primary School
Primary · Community school · TF3 2LR
0.90 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Telford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Telford

Flats & apartments

297

22% of listings

Houses

789

60% of listings

Rooms

209

16% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Telford — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 39% of the 816 houses currently advertised in Telford.

Semi-detached
39%319
Terraced
36%294
Detached
12%96
Other house
10%80
Bungalow
3%27

Rent by postcode

Where Telford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,516 live listings in 41 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Telford

1TF6£1,250/mo11 rentals
2WS12£1,200/mo3 rentals
3DY3£1,200/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Telford

1TF9£525/mo15 rentals
2WS2£600/mo7 rentals
3TF12£625/mo3 rentals

Features · Telford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Telford

Live signal across 1,852 Telford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

94%

of 212 Telford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 270 Telford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Telford

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Telford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 32 of 32 postcode districts analysed, the median was 55 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Telford is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

55 crimes per area (median)
32 of 32 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Telford ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Telford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Wellington has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Telford.

Wellington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (102) · pop. ~25,000
7.4
per 1k
Oakengates
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (69) · pop. ~9,000
15
per 1k
Madeley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (125) · pop. ~18,000
11
per 1k
Dawley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (84) · pop. ~11,000
13
per 1k
Donnington
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (49) · pop. ~10,000
11
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Telford listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Telford.

Rightmove

671

OnTheMarket

404

PrimeLocation

385

SpareRoom

209

OpenRent

183

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Frequently asked

Renting in Telford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Telford?

The median rent in Telford is £875/month based on 1852 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Telford?

There are currently 1852 rental properties available in Telford, with 82 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Telford safe for renters?

Telford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 55 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Telford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Telford is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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