TF8 7AF Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ironbridge Gorge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Severnside, Telford: 9 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 (25% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Severn Gorge. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE MARKET BUILDINGS, grade II*
- 10 Church Hill, grade II
- 14, SEVERNSIDE, grade II
- 24 High Street, grade II
- 25-27, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 28, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 29 AND 30, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, LADYWOOD, grade II
- 31, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 32 AND 32A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 33, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 6, LADYWOOD, grade II
- 55 AND 56, WATERLOO STREET, grade II
- 68, BOWER YARD, grade II
- 7-9, LADYWOOD, grade II
- FORMER BUTTER MARKET, grade II
- FORMER POLICE STATION AND COURT ROOM, grade II
- Ironbridge War Memorial, grade II
- No. 1, Market Square, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY JC LLOYD (GROCERY AND OFF LICENCE), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land off, Beech Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire: up to 35 homes, permissioned (750 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 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 41 m and 45 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 6.6 km |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest The Square Ironbridge | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jiggers Bank P&R Coalbrookdale | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Ironbridge Park and Ride | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | Dark Lane Car Park | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 53.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ironbridge Medical Practice | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ironbridge Pharmacy & Post Office | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | Woodside Dental Clinic | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 9.6 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Madeley Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,190 m² | 190 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | Woodside Allotments 2.0 ha | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Market Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north-west. 136 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Market Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| The Iron Bridge | Scheduled monument | 120 m west |
| The Iron Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m west |
| The Tontine Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Bedlam Furnaces | Scheduled monument | 450 m east |
| The Bedlam Furnace | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m east |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 940 m east |
| Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ironbridge Gorge | Valley | 40 m |
| Southside Gardens | Wood | 270 m north-west |
| Madeley Wood | Wood | 470 m north-east |
| Ladywood | Wood | 520 m south-east |
| Barnets Leasow Mound | Hill | 700 m south |
| New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Severnside.