Bower Yard Telford
18 addresses across 4 postcodes (TF8), about 560 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 45200187.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £285,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 5, E: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Telford and Wrekin costs £2,256 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Telford Central, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 300 m away, and Dale End Riverside Park (7.0 hectares) is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 42 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ironbridge Medical Practice, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £351,250 | £242,500 | £460,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £165,000 | £100,000 | £305,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £181,000 | £180,000 | £182,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £139,000 | £139,000 | £139,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £162,500 | £141,000 | £185,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £132,500 | £132,500 | £132,500 |
| 2000 | 2 | £105,250 | £72,000 | £138,500 |
| 1999 | 2 | £126,250 | £92,500 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2022 | 76 TF8 7AZ | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 75 TF8 7AZ | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 80 TF8 7AZ | Detached | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 74 TF8 7AZ | Terraced | £242,500 | |
| 6 Oct 2020 | 71 TF8 7AZ | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2017 | 69 TF8 7JP | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2012 | 80 TF8 7AZ | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2012 | 74 TF8 7AZ | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 68 TF8 7JP | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2007 | 70 TF8 7JP | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2006 | 77 TF8 7AZ | Detached | £182,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2006 | 74 TF8 7AZ | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2003 | 75 TF8 7AZ | Terraced | £139,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2002 | 79 TF8 7AZ | Semi-detached | £162,500 | |
| 29 Nov 2002 | 69 TF8 7JP | Detached | £141,000 | |
| 24 May 2002 | 80 TF8 7AZ | Detached | £185,000 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 70 TF8 7JP | Detached | £132,500 | |
| 25 Feb 2000 | 69 TF8 7JP | Detached | £138,500 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 75 TF8 7AZ | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 76 TF8 7AZ | Semi-detached | £92,500 | |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 71 TF8 7AZ | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 28 May 1997 | 72 TF8 7AZ | Semi-detached | £96,500 | |
| 6 Oct 1995 | 79 TF8 7AZ | Semi-detached | £69,950 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (1); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1950-1966 (2); Pre-1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 street: 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 on or by this street: 43.
- 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 Iron Bridge, grade I
- THE MARKET BUILDINGS, grade II*
- THE TONTINE HOTEL, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, BATH ROAD, grade II
- 10 Church Hill, grade II
- 10, SEVERN BANK, grade II
- 10, TONTINE HILL, grade II
- 11, THE WHARFAGE, grade II
- 11, TONTINE HILL, grade II
- 12 and 13 Tontine Hill, grade II
- 12-14, THE WHARFAGE, grade II
- 12, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 13, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 16, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 2, THE WHARFAGE, grade II
- 29 AND 30, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, LADYWOOD, grade II
- 3 AND 4, THE WHARFAGE, 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
- 6 AND 7, THE WHARFAGE, grade II
- 68, BOWER YARD, grade II
- 69, BOWER YARD, grade II
- 6A, TONTINE HILL, grade II
- 7-9, LADYWOOD, grade II
- 7, TONTINE HILL, grade II
- 78, BOWER YARD, grade II
- 8, THE WHARFAGE, grade II
And 13 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off, Beech Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire: up to 35 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 12 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TF8 7AZ | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TF8 7JP | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TF8 7JR | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
| TF8 7JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 42 m and 49 m above sea level (45 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TF8 7AZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF8 7JP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF8 7JR | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF8 7JU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Telford Central 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Museum of The Gorge Car Park Ironbridge | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jiggers Bank P&R Coalbrookdale | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Ironbridge Park and Ride | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Dark Lane Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 53.9 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ironbridge Medical Practice | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ironbridge Pharmacy & Post Office | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | Broseleydental Practice LTD | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Madeley Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Broseley Cashzone | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,190 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Dale End Riverside Park 7.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Woodside Allotments 2.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Severn Wharf Building (Premises of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust), a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north-west. 143 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Severn Wharf Building (Premises of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust) | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-west |
| The Iron Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m east |
| The Tontine Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m east |
| The Iron Bridge | Scheduled monument | 320 m east |
| The Market Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m east |
| Bedlam Furnaces | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Ironbridge Gorge | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Gardens | Wood | 230 m east |
| Benthall Edge Wood | Wood | 310 m south-west |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Valley | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Workhouse Coppice | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Barnets Leasow Mound | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 18 |
6 of the street's 18 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Haberdashers' Abraham Darby | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Woodlands Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Broseley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlingtons Of Ironbridge TF8 7AW | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| White Hart Inn TF8 7AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Suree's Kitchen TF8 7AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Surres Kitchen at the White Hart TF8 7AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Malthouse TF8 7NH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| The Swan Taphouse TF8 7NH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| The Bolthole TF8 7AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Truffles Cafe TF8 7AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| The Library House B B TF8 7AN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 240 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2022 |
| Eleys Of Ironbridge TF8 7AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Darby's 1779 TF8 7AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| The Ironbridge Ice Cream Co Ltd TF8 7AL | Retailers - other | 280 m | 4 Good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Heritage View Guest House TF8 7PZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 280 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Tontine Hotel TF8 7AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 5 Aug 2025 |
| The Co-operative Group Limited TF8 7NJ | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Wharfage (9); On or near Severn Bank (4); On or near Severn Terrace (2); On or near New Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Darlingtons Of Ironbridge (retailers - other, TF8 7AW) now Exempt, was 5 Very good found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TF8 7AZ: 12 addresses
- TF8 7JP: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- TF8 7JR: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- TF8 7JU: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Wharfage · New Road · Severn Terrace · Severn Bank · Church Hill · Bath Road · Tontine Hill · Bower Yard · Lincoln Hill · Hodge Bower · Bridge Bank · The Square
All the streets in TF8 and across Telford and Wrekin.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.