6 Orchid Close, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7RN
About 6 Orchid Close
6 Orchid Close is a detached house in Donnington Wood, Telford, Telford (TF2 7RN). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 305.8% above the 1996 sale of £68,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 58.6% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
6 Orchid Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Orchid Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
6 Orchid Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 1996Most recent
£68,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF2 7RN: £117,950 (2015–1999).
Nearby sales in TF2 7RN
10 Orchid Close, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7RN
Sold Sept 2015
£164,9501 Orchid Close, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7RN
Sold Jul 2015
£133,9509 Orchid Close, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7RN
Sold Oct 2002
£117,9508 Orchid Close, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7RN
Sold Jun 1999
£53,0005 Orchid Close, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7RN
Sold Aug 1995
£68,400
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Versus other Orchid Close homes
On price per m², 6 Orchid Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£511
Street avg £1,253
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Wallett Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB