6 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
About 6 Barnes Wallis Drive
6 Barnes Wallis Drive is a detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6XT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 2342.6% above the 2021 sale of £9,580. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£13/sq ft) was about 86% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2021 for £9,580. 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey attached garage
- Agent
- Penn Architectural Ltd,
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- TWC/2023/0580
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey attached garage
- Agent
- Penn Architectural Ltd,
- Reference
- TA/2023/0901
What's in 6 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 Barnes Wallis Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.7% per year over 22 years.
£9,580
Growth on file: -7.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2021Most recent
£9,580
-93.7%over 15 years14 August 2005
£151,000
+158.1%over 6 years26 August 1998
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF1 6XT: £215,000 (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
£215,00040 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold May 2021
£365,00024 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
On price per m², 6 Barnes Wallis Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£137
Street avg £1,632
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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