Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TF1 2EF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Wood Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Wrekin View Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Dothill Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Millbrook Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2.4 km | – |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Charlton School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 5.4 km | Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 1.3 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Overley Hall School | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| The Seeds School | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bowring Bowling Club | 340 m | 9 |
| Tennis | Bowring Park | 350 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre | 740 m | 6 |
| Football | Crescent Road Football Pitch | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Golf | The Wrekin Golf Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Wellington Cricket Club | 710 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Ringers Lane | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Admaston MUGA | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Netball | Admaston MUGA | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Admaston MUGA | 2.2 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Wellington (Shropshire), about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 676k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Herbert Avenue, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 101, X11, X12); 4 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Short Wood Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ercall Wood Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Newport Girls' High School Academy (12 km) and Haberdashers' Adams (12.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 600 m away, with Red Lion Service Station closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wellington Medical Practice (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, J May is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 29 restaurants and cafés and 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Bowring Park Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Red Lion Hotel the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (28 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 136 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bowring Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre (750 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 59 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
18 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.