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Thinking of living at TF4 2FB? 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 | 100 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Lawley Village Academy | Primary | 350 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Newdale Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 900 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Charlton School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Telford Park School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 28.4 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Seeds School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 3.2 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TF4 2FB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Sinclair Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Telford) | 2.3 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Dawley Park | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Football | New Bucks Head | 2.4 km | 7 |
| Golf | Lawley And Horsehay Village Golf And Fitness Centre | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Lawley Public Park | 360 m | 4 |
| Cricket | 1st Team Cricket Pitch | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Telford Athletics Track & Stadium | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Telford Snowboard And Ski Centre | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Wrekin Riders BMX Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Telford Ice Rink | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Telford and Wrekin Hockey Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Priorslee Skatepark | 4.7 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 (2.9 km), with 72k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Primary School, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 8, 8A); 9 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (14 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Lawley Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Telford Langley School, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 35 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Newport Girls' High School Academy (13.2 km) and Haberdashers' Adams (13.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 500 m away, with Lawley Village Drinks Stop closer still (300 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, The Vanity Room is 2.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 2.9 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: 31 restaurants and cafés and 19 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lyfbar is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Grazing Cow the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 31% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Severn Gorge, Wrockwardine).
There are 335 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 670 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Newdale park, 600 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (450 m).
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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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 59 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.