Flat 1, 4 The Square, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7AQ

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ironbridge, Telford, Telford (TF8 7AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £136,500 in December 2024. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 44 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 11.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.