TF7 5PY Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodside. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Withybrook, Telford: 30 addresses
- Woodside Avenue, Telford: 2 addresses
- Broad Meadow Lane, Telford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Withybrook, Telford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
- Woodside Avenue, Telford: 1 address
- Broad Meadow Lane, Telford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Withybrook, Woodside: 1 address
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 (60% 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Rough Park House, Woodside Avenue, Woodside, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5PG: up to 23 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Lightmoor Road, Telford: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off, Beech Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire: up to 35 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Concrete works, Pioneer Yard, Lightmoor Road, Lightmoor, Telford, Shropshire: up to 52 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 45 addresses are between 123 m and 130 m above sea level (128 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 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Lane Woodside | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jiggers Bank P&R Coalbrookdale | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Ironbridge Park and Ride | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 53.4 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodside Medical Practice | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodside Pharmacy | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodside Dental Clinic | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Madeley Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodside Allotments 2.0 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinty, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m (0.6 miles) west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinty | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bedlam Furnaces | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Iron Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oilhouse Coppice | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Dale Coppice | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Vane Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Coalbrookdale | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Barnets Leasow Mound | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 45 |
15 of the postcode's 45 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 1 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 Withybrook.