TF4 3FL Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced June 2018. Ward: Horsehay & Lightmoor. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Bloomfield Crescent, Telford: 37 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 C (41% of about 1,350 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
- Former Johnstone Pipes Enstone Precast: up to 60 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Transport depot off Holywell Lane: up to 17 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- The Former Phoenix Secondary School, Manor Road, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3DZ: up to 231 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 9 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 37 addresses are between 138 m and 142 m above sea level (140 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 | Telford Central 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Lightmoor Square Horsehay | 430 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jiggers Bank P&R Coalbrookdale | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Ironbridge Park and Ride | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 54.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dawley Medical Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aqueduct Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Madeley Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kyle Of Lochalsh | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Holywell Meadow 2.9 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Woodside Allotments 2.0 ha | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas), a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dingle | Valley | 1.0 km south-west |
| Horsehay Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| The Wide Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| The Dandy | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Wynne's Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Heath Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 37 |
10 of the postcode's 37 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bloomfield Crescent.