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The Wrekin

Constituency

The north west of the West Midlands. About 113,665 people in 507 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

The Wrekin had 108,340 usual residents at the census.

Population
108,340
161st highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
63.6%
283rd highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
20.2%
265th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
16.3%
232nd lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How The Wrekin compares

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

The WrekinMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. The Wrekin is 108,340.
108,340161st highest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. The Wrekin is 63.6%.
63.6%joint 283rd highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. The Wrekin is 20.2%.
20.2%joint 265th highest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. The Wrekin is 16.3%.
16.3%joint 232nd lowest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Shropshire

Most of The Wrekin lies in Shropshire. These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not The Wrekin itself. See Shropshire

Average house price
£275,232
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
The Wrekin in brief

The Wrekin had 108,340 usual residents at the census.

63.6% of residents in The Wrekin were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

20.2% of residents in The Wrekin were aged 65 or over at the census.

16.3% of residents in The Wrekin were aged under 15 at the census.