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Thinking of living at TF3 5HS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawley Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 350 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Lawley Village Academy | Primary | 550 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Newdale Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 900 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Ladygrove Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 35 · 2% 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 |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Telford Park School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 28.4 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Madeley Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Seeds School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 3.4 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspris Telford School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Telford) | 2.1 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Sinclair Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Tennis | Dawley Park | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Football | DRM Aggregate Arena | 2.5 km | 7 |
| Golf | Lawley And Horsehay Village Golf And Fitness Centre | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Cricket | 1st Team Cricket Pitch | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Lawley Public Park | 380 m | 4 |
| Athletics | Telford Athletics Track & Stadium | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Telford Snowboard And Ski Centre | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Wrekin Riders BMX Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Telford Ice Rink | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Priorslee Skatepark | 4.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 Telford Central, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Morrisons, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 101); 13 departures an hour from the 16 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 Lawley Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Newdale Primary School & Nursery (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is The Telford Langley School, 1.9 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, 350 m away, with Lawley Village Drinks Stop closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lawley Medical Practice (150 m), with Lawley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Slick Cutz is 2.5 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.
Dominos Pizza is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Grazing Cow the nearest pub (250 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 Play Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (150 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
22 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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For holidays, Birmingham is 55 km away.
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.