9 Firecrest Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6FZ

9 Firecrest Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since January 2011 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 66.1% above the 2011 sale of £174,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm.