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8 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Barnes Wallis Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenWrap around
  • DrivewayYes
  • Corner plotYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2023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

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Barnes Wallis Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Barnes Wallis Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£261,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£132,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 June 2015Most recent

    £132,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TF1 6XT: £215,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Barnes Wallis Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Barnes Wallis Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,692

Street avg £1,521

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Telford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TF1 6XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TF1 6XT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TF1 6XT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Barnes Wallis Drive, Apley, Telford, TF1 6XT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.