TF5 postcode area guide — Telford and Wrekin
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TF5 postcode district in Telford and Wrekin — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TF5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
76.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the TF5 postcode district (Telford and Wrekin) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 118 postcodes Ofcom measures in TF5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in TF5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TF5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TF5 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| TF5 0AB | 100% | 90.9% |
| TF5 0AD | 100% | 89.5% |
| TF5 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| TF5 0AF | 100% | 87% |
| TF5 0AG | 100% | 87.5% |
| TF5 0AH | 100% | 84.6% |
| TF5 0AJ | 100% | 66.7% |
| TF5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| TF5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Telford and Wrekin
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Telford And Wrekin district (89,499 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
88.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
91.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TF5
Police recorded 28 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TF5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 17 | 60.7% |
| Public order | 5 | 17.9% |
| Other theft | 2 | 7.1% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 1 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TF5
Based on 53 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TF5 is £305,000, up 10.9% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£360,000
32 sales
Semi-detached
£224,000
12 sales
Terraced
£171,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in TF5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £355,000 | Detached | Cote Road | TF5 0NQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Broomfield Road | TF5 0AR |
| 1 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Little Meadow Close | TF5 0DN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Broomfield Road | TF5 0AX |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £755,000 | Detached | Elmsdale Crescent | TF5 0AF |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £176,000 | Terraced | Oakfield Road | TF5 0NA |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Aldermead Close | TF5 0DD |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Glovers Way | TF5 0PE |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Glade Way | TF5 0LD |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Sutton Road | TF5 0AZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Telford and Wrekin demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Telford and Wrekin district (185,544 residents, 76,509 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.9% |
| 15–29 | 23.8% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 17.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60% |
| Private rented | 21.3% |
| Social rented | 11.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TF5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 397 | TF5 0NT |
| Dothill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 342 | TF1 3JB |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | TF1 3ER |
| Wrekin View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 464 | TF1 3ES |
| Charlton School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,218 | TF1 3FA |
| Allscott Meads Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 104 | TF6 5FA |
| Wrekin College | Not applicable | 4–19 | 671 | TF1 3BH |
| Apley Wood Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 407 | TF1 6FQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TF5
14 rated food businesses operate in TF5. 11 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Admaston News, Admaston Stores, Age Concern Day Centre Shawbirch, Blakemore Retail (Spar), Chat Cafe ‘the Chattery’.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TF5
From a sample of 107 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TF5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
24%
Band D
64%
Band E
5%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Telford and Wrekin
Landlines around TF5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.