TF8 7BU

Severn Valley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Telford
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
TF8
Postcode sector
TF8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF8 7BW 243 m
TF8 7BX 464 m
TF8 7BN 516 m
TF8 7BZ 661 m
TF8 7BY 673 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF8 7BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF8
Postcode sector
TF8 7
Latitude
52.637827
Longitude
-2.526654
British National Grid easting
364,457
British National Grid northing
304,582

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011232
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147576
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028D · E01028980
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

Explore TF8

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
80, Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7BU 5 September 2024 £176,000
72, Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7BU 19 July 2024 £535,000
80, Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7BU 17 May 2024 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Buildwas Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m
  2. Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. Aspris Telford School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.5
TF8 7 residents
3,012

Age bands in TF8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

314 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

219 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

557 residents

Age 45 to 64
39.1%

1,136 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

677 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TF8 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • IRONBRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82606

    2.4 km

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE NEW SURGERY, WENSLEY GREEN, WOODSIDE, TELFORD, TF7 5NR

    ODS code M82042

    4.1 km

  • BROSELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, BRIDGNORTH ROAD, BROSELEY, TF12 5EL

    ODS code M82051

    4.2 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Enginuity

    BCT · Coalbrookdale

    1.4 miles
  • St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Little Wenlock

    1.4 miles
  • St Lawrence Church

    BCT · Little Wenlock

    1.4 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Coalbrookdale

    1.4 miles
  • Dale End Car Park

    BCT · Ironbridge

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 028D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,504 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £210,500 from 4 recorded sales in TF8 7BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Buildwas Academy is the nearest published school at 701 m.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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