Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TF2 8NQ? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Muxton Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre | Primary | 1.2 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 25% met the expected standard |
| Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| New Road Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Trinity Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newport Girls' High School Academy | Secondary | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 75.3 · 54.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Adams | Secondary | 6.0 km | Attainment 8: 71.8 · 39.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Amberleigh Therapeutic School | Independent | 4.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Donnington Wood Crown Green Bowls Club | 760 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Oakengates Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Oakengates Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | The Shropshire Golf Centre | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Football | Oakengates 3G Football Pitch | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Broad Oaks Playing Fields | 320 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Oakengates Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Lilleshall Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Footballgolf | The Shropshire | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Lilleshall National Sports Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Priorslee Skatepark | 4.3 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 Oakengates, a drive away (3.7 km), with 72k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 50 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (route 5A); 26 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre, about a 10-minute walk (750 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is New Road Academy, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Newport Girls' High School Academy (5.2 km) and Haberdashers' Adams (5.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 800 m away, with News & Booze closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Linden Hall Surgery (650 m), with Muxton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Liberty Hair and Beauty is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 6.1 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Fish and Chip Bros is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Clock Tower the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 35 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 825 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Blockleys Chimney, 3.3 km away; for exercise, Women Only Workout (1.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 55 km away.
19 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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.