TF8 postcode area guide — Shropshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TF8 postcode district in Shropshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TF8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
18.3%
Gigabit-capable
18.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the TF8 postcode district (Shropshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 172 postcodes Ofcom measures in TF8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.3%.
Around 0.5% of premises in TF8 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 TF8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TF8 7AA | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AD | 100% | 6.7% |
| TF8 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AF | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AG | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AL | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AN | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AP | 100% | 0% |
| TF8 7AQ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Shropshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Shropshire district (159,812 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
0%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TF8
Police recorded 92 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TF8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 46 | 50.0% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 14.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 13.0% |
| Burglary | 6 | 6.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 5.4% |
| Public order | 4 | 4.3% |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 2.2% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.1% |
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 TF8
Based on 45 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TF8 is £290,000, up 9.4% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£395,000
11 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
16 sales
Terraced
£225,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in TF8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | £500,000 | Other | Bridge Bank | TF8 7JT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Darby Road | TF8 7EW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Mollett Drive | TF8 7BH |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Kyrle Close | TF8 7BQ |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £1,110,000 | Detached | Waterloo Street | TF8 7AA |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Sunniside Avenue | TF8 7EU |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Church Road | TF8 7ND |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Severn Bank | TF8 7AN |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Paradise | TF8 7NW |
| 6 Jan 2026 | £327,500 | Terraced | Reynolds Wharf | TF8 7HU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Shropshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Shropshire district (323,606 residents, 139,579 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 16.7% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 25.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 17.5% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TF8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildwas Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 54 | TF8 7DA |
| Aspris Telford School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 10 | TF8 7DT |
| Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | — | TF8 7DS |
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 TF8
56 rated food businesses operate in TF8. 48 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Donutology, ASPRIS TELFORD SCHOOL, Baked Bean Bakery Limted, Black Swan, Coalbrookdale And Ironbridge C Of E School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TF8
From a sample of 108 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TF8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
30%
Band D
42%
Band E
19%
Band F
6%
Band G
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 Shropshire
Landlines around TF8 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.