TF12 5BQ

Much Wenlock · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
TF12
Postcode sector
TF12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF13 6PN 403 m
TF13 6PW 1.1 km
TF12 5BG 1.4 km
TF13 6PL 1.5 km
TF12 5BW 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF12 5BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF12
Postcode sector
TF12 5
Latitude
52.594079
Longitude
-2.525435
British National Grid easting
364,504
British National Grid northing
299,715

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011214
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146882
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 029D · E01028841
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 029 · E02006010

Postcode source versions

Explore TF12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Barrow 1618 CofE Free School

    Free schools

    1.5 km
  2. Much Wenlock Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. William Brookes School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
TF12 5 residents
5,760

Age bands in TF12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

938 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

480 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,196 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,823 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,546 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TF12 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MUCH WENLOCK & CRESSAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSWAY LODGE, KING STREET, MUCH WENLOCK, MUCH WENLOCK, TF13 6BL

    ODS code M82019

    2.3 km

  • BROSELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, BRIDGNORTH ROAD, BROSELEY, TF12 5EL

    ODS code M82051

    3.6 km

  • IRONBRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY HALL, DALE ROAD, COALBROOKDALE, TELFORD, TF8 7DT

    ODS code M82606

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Museum of The Gorge Car Park

    BCT · Ironbridge

    2.8 miles
  • Dale End Car Park

    BCT · Ironbridge

    2.8 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    2.9 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Coalbrookdale

    2.9 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    2.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 029D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,816 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Barrow 1618 CofE Free School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.