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17 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR

10 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Dorchester Drive

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

17 Dorchester Drive is a detached house in Muxton, Telford, Telford (TF2 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 130.2% above the 2002 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. 10 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Dorchester 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 17 Dorchester Drive in 2025.

  1. Oct 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of a single storey side and rear extension

    Agent
    4Ward Architects,
    Reference
    TA/2025/1383
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2025
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Prior approval application for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 7.3m in length, 3.25m in height and 2.7m to eaves

    Agent
    4Ward Architects,
    Reference
    TA/2025/1310
    View planning record

What's in 17 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR's planning history?

8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Dorchester Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£182,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 May 2002Most recent

    £182,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TF2 8SR: £290,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Dorchester Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Dorchester Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,197

Street avg £1,660

Strongly below

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 143 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly 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

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Wallett Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Muxton Primary School. 11 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 TF2 8SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TF2 8SR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TF2 8SR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 17 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.