8 Merganser Close, Apley, Telford, TF1 6SG

8 Merganser Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6SG). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 104 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 45.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.