TF8 7LX

Ironbridge Gorge · Telford and Wrekin · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Telford
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford
Postcode district
TF8
Postcode sector
TF8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF8 7LH 65 m
TF8 7LU 113 m
TF8 7LJ 114 m
TF8 7LZ 132 m
TF8 7LF 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF8 7LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2017
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF8
Postcode sector
TF8 7
Latitude
52.624195
Longitude
-2.467519
British National Grid easting
368,449
British National Grid northing
303,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Telford and Wrekin · E06000020
Parish or community
E04000944
Westminster constituency
Telford · E14001541
Output area
E00071452
Lower layer super output area
Telford and Wrekin 010B · E01014148
Middle layer super output area
Telford and Wrekin 010 · E02002937

Postcode source versions

Explore TF8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rookery Nook, The Knowle, Jackfield, Telford, TF8 7LX 12 June 1998 £41,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Woodlands Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Haberdashers' Abraham Darby

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Broseley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 409
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Public order 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82042

    1.5 km

  • BROSELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, BRIDGNORTH ROAD, BROSELEY, TF12 5EL

    ODS code M82051

    1.7 km

  • IRONBRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82606

    1.9 km

  • COURT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COURT STREET, MADELEY, TELFORD, TF7 5EE

    ODS code M82616

    2.1 km

  • STIRCHLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82003

    4.1 km

  • DAWLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING STREET, DAWLEY, TELFORD, TF4 2AA

    ODS code M82009

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Council Houses

    BCT · Jackfield

    0.0 miles
  • Council Houses

    BCT · Jackfield

    0.0 miles
  • Black Swan

    BCT · Jackfield

    0.1 miles
  • Black Swan

    BCT · Jackfield

    0.1 miles
  • Free Bridge

    BCT · Jackfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Telford and Wrekin 010B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,572 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 409 events.

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