Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lincoln Cottage, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
8 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 1
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Lincoln Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lincoln Cottage is a detached house in Ironbridge, Telford, Telford (TF8 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2024 for £305,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lincoln Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Sept 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 September 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lincoln Cottage, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lincoln Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
8 applications on record at Lincoln Cottage, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
2 live now4decisions4extensions53documents1nearby
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed Side Extension with New Roof Line Over and Internal Re-Design Alterations, with associated External Worrks
- Reference
- TA/2024/0427
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2025Decision
- Tree WorksSept 2025Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lincoln Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 April 2024Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TF8 7QG: £190,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in TF8 7QG
13 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
Sold Aug 2023
£175,000Lincoln House, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
Sold Mar 2023
£575,00011 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
Sold Aug 2022
£190,0006 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
Sold Jun 2022
£222,5008 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7QG
Sold Mar 2022
£175,000
Versus other Hodge Bower homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Lincoln Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,542
Street avg £3,587
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
20/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TF8 7QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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