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 23 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 £253,000 is 12.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 101.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in January 2023.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Chestnut Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
Planning history
- Nov 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space (Retrospective)
- Agent
- Heeleys Architects,
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- TWC/2024/0724
- Sept 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space (Retrospective)
- Agent
- Heeleys Atchitects,
Retrospective- Reference
- TA/2024/1511
What's in 1 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£253,000
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: £230,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TF1 3NJ
4 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
£220,00036 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Oct 2023
£220,00028 Chestnut Drive, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3NJ
Sold Dec 2022
£230,000
Everything we know about 1 Chestnut Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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 £2,054
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
5/mo
Steady 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB