17 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR
About 17 Dorchester Drive
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2026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
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 17 Dorchester Drive in 2025.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn 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
- Oct 2025ExtensionOutlineIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
17 Dorchester Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£182,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 May 2002Most recent
£182,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF2 8SR: £290,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in TF2 8SR
15 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR
Sold Aug 2023
£290,0001 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR
Sold Sept 2022
£289,95023 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR
Sold Apr 2021
£400,00043 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR
Sold Aug 2017
£334,9955 Dorchester Drive, Muxton, Telford, TF2 8SR
Sold Jun 2017
£195,000
Everything we know about 17 Dorchester Drive, in one report
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Versus other Dorchester Drive homes
On epc rating, 17 Dorchester Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,197
Street avg £1,660
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB