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TF6

Postcode district

Postcode district covering High Ercall, in Telford and Wrekin.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TF6 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In TF6, 53.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£292,000
1,092nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,114
466th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
53.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How TF6 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TF6Middle
Median sale price13 postcode districts, TF · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in TF13 areas from £176,250 to £390,000. The middle area is £275,000. TF6 is £292,000.
£292,0004th most expensive
Population13 postcode districts, TF · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TF13 areas from 2,901 to 42,956. The middle area is 19,088. TF6 is 5,114.
5,1143rd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage13 postcode districts, TF · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TF13 areas from 31.1% to 94.2%. The middle area is 78.2%. TF6 is 53.0%.
53.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate13 postcode districts, TF · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in TF13 areas from 1.5% to 7.3%. The middle area is 2.5%. TF6 is 1.6%.
1.6%2nd lowest

Is TF6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TF6 at a rate of 44.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.9 per 1,000 people across TF.

In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TF6.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (107), other crime (55) and anti-social behaviour (35).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TF6 was 42.9 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in TF6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TF6 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in TF6

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Telford and Wrekin 002D1,24929.4 per 1,000632.0%
Telford and Wrekin 010A1,80842.7 per 1,000562.5%
Telford and Wrekin 010D2,75353.7 per 1,000770.8%

MPs for TF6

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in TF62

Council1

Towns in TF61

Postcode districts next to TF69

More in the TF postcode area2

TF6 in brief

TF6 is a postcode district covering High Ercall, in Telford and Wrekin.

About 5,683 people lived in TF6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £292,000 in 2025 across 175 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in TF6 was £292,000 in 2025.

TF6 had 5,114 usual residents at the census.

In TF6, 53.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In TF6, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.