TF8 7BJ Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ironbridge Gorge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Clark Avenue, Shropshire: 62 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clark Avenue, Coalbrookdale: 47 addresses
- Buildwas Road, Telford: 33 addresses
- Pool View Caravan Park, Wyke: 32 addresses
- Pritchard Lane, Coalbrookdale: 30 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clark Avenue, Coalbrookdale: 16 addresses
- Buildwas Road, Shropshire: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clark Avenue, Coalbrookdale: 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 C (29% of about 560 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)
- Former Ironbridge Power Station, Buildwas Road, Shropshire: up to 400 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 237 addresses are between 38 m and 84 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 85%, 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 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Coalbrookdale | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Jiggers Bank P&R Coalbrookdale | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Ironbridge Park and Ride | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Dark Lane Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 55 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ironbridge Medical Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ironbridge Pharmacy & Post Office | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Woodside Dental Clinic | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Madeley Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dale End Riverside Park 7.0 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Woodside Allotments 2.0 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Valley Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Valley Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Severn Wharf Building (Premises of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust) | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Rose Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| The Iron Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Buildwas Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Captain's Coppice | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Banghams Wood | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Benthall Edge Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Coalbrookdale | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Barnets Leasow Mound | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 231 | 237 |
6 of the postcode's 237 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Telford and Wrekin: see them on the Telford and Wrekin page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Clark Avenue.