Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TF1 2DS
Postcode
TF1 2DS
Coordinates
52.6933, -2.5181
Grid reference
SJ650107
Easting
365,081
Northing
310,749
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VMFVJ+8Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Telford
Travel to Work
Telford
ITL Region
Telford and Wrekin
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19048
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19048 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TF1 2DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near TF1 2DS
Counts are for Ercall electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.9%
Pakistani3.7%
Other White2.9%
African2.1%
Indian1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 6.8%
Religion
Christian46.8%
No religion38.8%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim5.3%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4918.3%
25–3413.3%
65–7411.0%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Other20.5%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
All members 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.0%
Administrative Information
Telford and Wrekin
Local Authority
Council AreaThe Wrekin E14001543
Constituency
E14001543West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Ercall
Constituency code
E14001543
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Wellington
International Territorial Level
Telford and Wrekin
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Telford and Wrekin
Sub ICB Location
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Telford and Wrekin 012A E01014133
E01014133MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Telford and Wrekin 012 E02002939
E02002939LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Telford and Wrekin 012A E01014133
E01014133MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Telford and Wrekin 012 E02002939
E02002939Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TF1 2DS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19048
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01014133 and MSOA E02002939 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TF1 2DS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TF1 2DS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 27%
Attainment 8
42.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
15.6
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
67%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
42.7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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