1 Merlin Coppice, Apley, Telford, TF1 6TB

1 Merlin Coppice is a five-bedroom detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (172 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 42.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.