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TF3 5BU

Overdale & The Rock · Telford and Wrekin · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Telford
Ward
Overdale & The Rock
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford
Postcode district
TF3
Postcode sector
TF3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF3 5BQ 30 m
TF3 5BY 65 m
TF3 5BN 89 m
TF3 5BT 91 m
TF3 5EG 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF3 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF3
Postcode sector
TF3 5
Latitude
52.684431
Longitude
-2.470736
British National Grid easting
368,275
British National Grid northing
309,740

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Telford and Wrekin · E06000020
Electoral ward
Overdale & The Rock · E05015231
Parish or community
E04000934
Westminster constituency
Telford · E14001541
Output area
E00071488
Lower layer super output area
Telford and Wrekin 024C · E01014157
Middle layer super output area
Telford and Wrekin 024 · E02007050

Postcode source versions

Explore TF3

Property

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Cedar Court, Overdale, Telford, TF3 5BU 18 March 2021 £111,000
5, Cedar Court, Overdale, Telford, TF3 5BU 29 July 2016 £104,500
3a, Cedar Court, Overdale, Telford, TF3 5BU 15 May 2007 £103,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. The Linden Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    80 m

  2. Newdale Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    322 m

  3. Meadows Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    880 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,284
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 950
  • Shoplifting 339
  • Anti social behaviour 236
  • Other theft 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

28 female, 21 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.9
TF3 5 residents
6,796

Age bands in TF3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.5%

1,519 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

747 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.8%

2,377 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

1,361 residents

Age 65 and over
7.1%

461 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TF3 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+
100%
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

7

within 5 km

  • TELDOC

    BRUNEL ROAD, MALINSLEE, TELFORD, TF3 2BF

    ODS code Y01929

    1.7 km

  • CHARLTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTRE, LION STREET, OAKENGATES, TELFORD, TF2 6AQ

    ODS code M82007

    1.8 km

  • DAWLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING STREET, DAWLEY, TELFORD, TF4 2AA

    ODS code M82009

    2.3 km

  • HOLLINSWOOD SURGERY

    DOWNEMEAD, TELFORD, TF3 2EW

    ODS code M82057

    2.5 km

  • WELLINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHAPEL LANE, WELLINGTON, TELFORD, TF1 1PZ

    ODS code M82039

    3.4 km

  • STIRCHLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STIRCHLEY HEALTH CENTRE, SANDINO ROAD, STIRCHLEY, TELFORD, TF3 1FB

    ODS code M82003

    4.1 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, WREKIN DRIVE, DONNINGTON, TELFORD, TF2 8EA

    ODS code M82012

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mannerley Lane

    BCT · Overdale

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Way

    BCT · Overdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mannerley Lane

    BCT · Overdale

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Way

    BCT · Overdale

    0.1 miles

  • Rock Road Chapel

    BCT · Overdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Telford and Wrekin 024C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,844 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Linden Centre is the nearest published school at 80 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,284 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 950 events.

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