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Thinking of living at TF2 6AL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wombridge Primary School | Primary | 50 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Lantern Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Meadows Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Teagues Bridge Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| New Road Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Trinity Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 3.7 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Seeds School | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Maddocks Crown Green Bowls Club | 440 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Telford) | 1.6 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Hartshill Park | 80 m | 8 |
| Football | DRM Aggregate Arena | 190 m | 7 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.3 km | 7 |
| Cycling | Malinslee Playing Fields | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Cricket | St. Georges Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Telford Athletics Track & Stadium | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Telford Ice Rink | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Priorslee Skatepark | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Wrekin Riders BMX Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Footballgolf | The Shropshire | 4.2 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, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 72k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Cartlidge House, 250 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 4); 24 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wombridge Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 74% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Newdale Primary School & Nursery (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is New Road Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% 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 A A Afro Caribbean Foods, 450 m away, with As sweet as closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Charlton Medical Practice (450 m), with Jhl Pharmacies the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Jenaire Hair Studio is 350 m 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.
Telford Town FC is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Coalport Tavern the nearest pub (250 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, 100 m away; for exercise, Oakengates Leisure Centre (1.6 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.
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.
45 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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| Independent |
| 4.4 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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