8 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
About 8 Barnes Wallis Drive
8 Barnes Wallis Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Apley, Telford, Telford (TF1 6XT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
At 78 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 97.7% above the 2015 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Barnes Wallis Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Barnes Wallis Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Barnes Wallis Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£132,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 June 2015Most recent
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF1 6XT: £215,000 (2024–2019).
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
£365,0006 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Feb 2021
£9,58024 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT
Sold Sept 2019
£182,000
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Versus other Barnes Wallis Drive homes
EPC Rating for 8 Barnes Wallis Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,692
Street avg £1,521
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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