TF2 9NG Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: St Georges. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 C (38% of about 1,000 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
- Units 7 - 9, Gower Street Trading Estate, Gower Street, St Georges, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9HW: up to 20 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Former Garage, New Street, St Georges, Telford, Shropshire: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 32 addresses are between 170 m and 179 m above sea level (176 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 | 1.8 km |
| Telford Central 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Shifnal 237,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Finsbury Drive Priorslee | 510 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oakengates | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Telford Central Station Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 53.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Charlton Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Priorslee Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Station House Dental Practice | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Donnington Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Priorslee, Priorslee Avenue Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 20 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Donnington Allotments 4,420 m² | 2.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Headgear at Grange colliery, 240m north west of Watling Street Grange, a scheduled monument, 780 m north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Headgear at Grange colliery, 240m north west of Watling Street Grange | Scheduled monument | 780 m north-east |
| Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Part of a small Roman town, the Roman road called Watling Street and a mansio 255m north west of Upper Woodhouse Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 8.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Flash | Lake or reservoir | 810 m south-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Redhill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Snedshill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Wrockwardine Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Newdale | Valley | 4.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 32 |
16 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.