Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TF6 6DH? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre | Primary | 3.0 km | – |
| Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School | Primary | 3.0 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. | Primary | 3.0 km | – |
| Teagues Bridge Primary School | Primary | 3.0 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| New Road Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Charlton School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wrekin College | Independent | 4.5 km | 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TF6 6DH, 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 | Trench Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.7 km | 6 |
| Football | Oakengates 3G Football Pitch | 3.6 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Oakengates Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Oakengates Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Cricket | 1st Team Cricket Pitch | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Broad Oaks Playing Fields | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Telford Athletics Track & Stadium | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | 1st Team Rugby Pitch | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrekin College Sports Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | The Shropshire Golf Centre | 4.6 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 Wellington (Shropshire), a drive away (4.8 km), with 676k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
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 St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is New Road Academy, 3.6 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, 2.7 km away, with Kynnersley Barrow closer still (1.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leegomery Medical Centre (3.1 km), with Nucare the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, Telford Tanning is 2.7 km 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.
Hoo Zoo Dinosaur World is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and The Queens the nearest pub (850 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, 3.2 km away; for exercise, Women Only Workout (1.7 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
2 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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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.