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Thinking of living at TF3 5ET? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newdale Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 500 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Lawley Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 650 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Lawley Village Academy | Primary | 950 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Road Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Trinity Academy | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Seeds School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 3.4 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TF3 5ET, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Sinclair Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Telford) | 1.7 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Dawley Park | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Football | DRM Aggregate Arena | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Lawley Public Park | 820 m | 4 |
| Cricket | 1st Team Cricket Pitch | 3.6 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Telford Athletics Track & Stadium | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Telford Snowboard And Ski Centre | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Wrekin Riders BMX Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Telford Ice Rink | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Priorslee Skatepark | 4.1 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 short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 72k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is The Grazing Cow, 300 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes X10, X11); 5 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Newdale Primary School & Nursery, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The Telford Langley School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Newport Girls' High School Academy (10.9 km) and Haberdashers' Adams (11.5 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 100 m away; Lawley Village Drinks Stop (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lawley Medical Practice (450 m), with Lawley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Simply Perfect is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 4.6 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: 40 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ashukaa is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Grazing Cow the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 217 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 36% detached houses.
It's new: 58% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 484 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Newdale park, 300 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (300 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 55 km away.
21 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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Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.