16 Clares Lane Close, The Rock, Telford, TF3 5DA

16 Clares Lane Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in The Rock, Telford, Telford (TF3 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 9th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 37 units on file.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 14.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.