According to the Legatum Institute's assessment of prosperity across the UK in 2016, Telford came out quite poorly, with an overall Prosperity Index ranking of 318th out of the 389 areas surveyed (smaller numbers indicating more prosperous localities).
Next in the Prosperity Index league table, at position no. 319 was Norwich.
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Out of interest, in the same survey the three "most prosperous" areas were:-
1. Waverley borough (Godalming, Haslemere & Farnham)
2. Dorking & Leatherhead
3. Winchester
At the other end of the list:-
387. Middlesbrough
388. Blackpool
389. Hull