10 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG
About 10 Merganser Close
10 Merganser Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6SG). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 49.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
10 Merganser Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Merganser Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
10 Merganser Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 6 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2007Most recent
£285,000
+44.3%over 4 years29 May 2002
£197,500
+17.6%over 1 year11 April 2001
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF1 6SG: £303,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TF1 6SG
19 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG
Sold Mar 2025
£360,0006 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG
Sold Oct 2024
£303,0004 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG
Sold Mar 2021
£295,0005 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG
Sold Feb 2021
£386,00011 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG
Sold Jun 2020
£293,000
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Versus other Merganser Close homes
Price per m² for 10 Merganser Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,447
Street avg £2,127
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Apley Wood School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Apley Wood Primary Academy. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB