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Thinking of living at TF1 5EE? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Wombridge Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Newdale Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 1.1 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Lantern Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase | Primary | 1.5 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Road Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Trinity Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 3.0 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Seeds School | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Maddocks Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Swimming | The Circle @ HLC | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Hartshill Park | 890 m | 8 |
| Football | DRM Aggregate Arena | 630 m | 7 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Cycling | Lawley Public Park | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Cricket | St. Georges Cricket Club | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Telford Athletics Track & Stadium | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Telford Ice Rink | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Wrekin Riders BMX Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Priorslee Skatepark | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Motocross | J4M54 Motocross Practice Track | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Oakengates, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 72k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Quarry Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 102); 23 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Meadows Primary School and Nursery, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Newdale Primary School & Nursery (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Newport Girls' High School Academy (9.5 km) and Haberdashers' Adams (10 km).
The nearest supermarket is Farm Foods Freezer Centre, 550 m away, with Ketley Service Station (Retail Shop) closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Charlton Medical Practice (1.2 km), with Oakengates Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Jenaire Hair Studio is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 3.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Lighthouse Coffee Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Lord Hill Inn the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 114 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hartshill Park, 900 m away; for exercise, The Circle @ HLC (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 55 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
11 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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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.