TF8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Telford, Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire.
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 TF8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TF8, 31.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TF8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TF8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TF8 at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.9 per 1,000 people across TF.
In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TF8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (72), anti-social behaviour (35) and other crime (30).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TF8 was 85.2 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 TF8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TF8 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- 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 TF8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford and Wrekin 010B | 1,475 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 21.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 010C | 1,117 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 35.4% |
MPs for TF8
- Shaun DaviesLabourMP for Telford81% of TF8’s postcodes
- Stuart AndersonConservativeMP for South Shropshire19% of TF8’s postcodes
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 TF81
Councils TF8 covers2
Towns in TF81
Postcode districts next to TF87
More in the TF postcode area2
TF8 in brief
TF8 is a postcode district covering Telford, Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire.
About 2,876 people lived in TF8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 87 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TF8 was £275,000 in 2025.
TF8 had 2,901 usual residents at the census.
In TF8, 31.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TF8, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.