TF2 6LN Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oakengates & Ketley Bank. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lincoln Road, Telford: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Telford and Wrekin in 2026-27: Band D £2,256 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,504 | £1,755 | £2,006 | £2,256 | £2,758 | £3,259 | £3,760 | £4,513 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (38% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site of Wrockwardine Wood House, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire: up to 4 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Site of Simply The Best Valeting, Plough Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Wesley House, 4 Station Hill, St Georges, Telford, TF2 9AA: up to 12 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Land at junction of, Moss Road/Rookery Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire: up to 24 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Units 7 - 9, Gower Street Trading Estate, Gower Street, St Georges, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9HW: up to 20 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Site of 17-24 James Close, Trench, Telford, Shropshire: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Site of former Eden Complex, Telford Snooker Centre, Canongate, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire: up to 77 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 133 m and 138 m above sea level (135 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m |
| Telford Central 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Urban Road Oakengates | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oakengates | 650 m |
| Car parks | Telford Central Station Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 54.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charlton Medical Practice | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kitchings Chemist | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Dental Centre | 810 m |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Donnington Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Oakengates, Oakengates Cashzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Wrockwardine Wood 31 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,690 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Leonard's Priory immediately adjacent to the Church of St Mary and St Leonard, Wombridge, a scheduled monument, 660 m west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Leonard's Priory immediately adjacent to the Church of St Mary and St Leonard, Wombridge | Scheduled monument | 660 m west |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wrockwardine Wood | Wood | 180 m south-east |
| Middle Pool | Lake or reservoir | 930 m west |
| Trench Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Snedshill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Petershill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Ketley Dingle | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lincoln Road.