What kind of home is 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN?

42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN last change hands?

42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN last sold for £271,500 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £52,500 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and March 2025, 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN rose from £52,500 to £271,500, a change of £219,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN?

42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TF3 5DN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN use?

The latest EPC at 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN?

42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN is in council tax band C.

Which area is 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN in?

42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN sits in The Rock, Telford, Telford. It falls within the TF3 postcode district.

Is 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN in a safe area?

Police records around 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN?

The closest primary school to 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN is Newdale Primary School & Nursery (617m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Telford Langley School (1.9km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN?

The closest bus stop to 42 Lower Wood, TF3 5DN is Rockall Way, 96m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Lower Wood, The Rock, Telford, TF3 5DN

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Lower Wood

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

42 Lower Wood is a three-bedroom detached house in The Rock, Telford, Telford (TF3 5DN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

A recent sale: £271,500 in March 2025. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 132.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 29 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

OutbuildingsYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Lower Wood, The Rock, Telford, TF3 5DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Lower Wood has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 42 Lower Wood has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£278,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£271,500

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£271,500
+29.3%over 5 years
13 December 2019
£210,000
+300.0%over 23 years
25 July 1996
£52,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TF3 5DN: £275,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in TF3 5DN

On the street

Versus other Lower Wood homes

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

On years held, 42 Lower Wood runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,879

Street avg £2,030

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rockall Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Newdale Primary School & Nursery. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TF3 5DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TF3 5DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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