40 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
About 40 Barnes Wallis Drive
40 Barnes Wallis Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6XT). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 17 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 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 162.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
40 Barnes Wallis Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Barnes Wallis Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 40 Barnes Wallis Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£365,000
+46.0%over 12 years27 July 2008
£249,950
+87.9%over 9 years21 July 1999
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF1 6XT: £209,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TF1 6XT
15 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Mar 2024
£340,00018 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Mar 2022
£215,0006 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Feb 2021
£9,58024 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Sept 2019
£182,00019 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Mar 2018
£209,000
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Versus other Barnes Wallis Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 40 Barnes Wallis Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,466
Street avg £1,466
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Barnes Wallis Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Apley Wood Primary Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB