TF8 7PY Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ironbridge Gorge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Belle Vue Road, Telford: 2 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: 13.
- 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
- 10 Church Hill, grade II
- 11-14, HODGEBOWER, grade II
- 12, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 13, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 15-17, HODGEBOWER, grade II
- 16, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 24, ST LUKES ROAD, grade II
- 7, BELLE VUE ROAD, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, grade II
- CHURCHYARD RAILINGS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF ST LUKES CHURCH, grade II
- CROWN INN INCLUDING OUTBUILDINGS ADJOINING SOUTH WEST, grade II
- LINCOLN HOUSE, grade II
- SOUTH VIEW INCLUDING GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land off, Beech Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire: up to 35 homes, permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 2 addresses are between 88 m and 98 m above sea level (93 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 | 6.5 km |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest The Square Ironbridge | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jiggers Bank P&R Coalbrookdale | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Ironbridge Park and Ride | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Dark Lane Car Park | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 53.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ironbridge Medical Practice | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ironbridge Pharmacy & Post Office | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodside Dental Clinic | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 9.4 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Madeley Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,190 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dale End Riverside Park 7.0 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodside Allotments 2.0 ha | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Market Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south. 146 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Market Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south |
| The Tontine Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-west |
| The Iron Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m south |
| The Iron Bridge | Scheduled monument | 200 m south |
| Severn Wharf Building (Premises of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust) | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m west |
| Bedlam Furnaces | Scheduled monument | 540 m south-east |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 1.0 km east |
| Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Gardens | Wood | 150 m west |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Valley | 180 m south |
| Madeley Wood | Wood | 440 m east |
| Benthall Edge Wood | Wood | 640 m south-west |
| Barnets Leasow Mound | Hill | 890 m south |
| New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 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 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
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 Belle Vue Road.