1 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
About 1 Chestnut Drive
1 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Wellington, Telford, Telford (TF1 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 60 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 15.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 96.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in January 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Chestnut Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 August 2032
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
- Sept 2024Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Reference
- TA/2024/1511
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionNov 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2023Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF1 3NJ: £240,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in TF1 3NJ
25 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Mar 2026
£225,00015 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Oct 2025
£240,0004 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Nov 2024
£255,00029 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Nov 2024
£245,0003 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Jun 2024
£220,000
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1 Chestnut Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,256
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
274/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elmpark Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







