Cypress Croft Telford
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (TF1), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45227437.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £289,950 across 5 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Telford and Wrekin cost £221,853 in August 2026 (+1.2% on a year); private rents averaged £861 a month.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 3, B: 12).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Princess Royal Hospital, Grainger Drive - Solar PV Panels, is 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A5223, carries 14,833 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Telford and Wrekin costs £2,256 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wellington (Shropshire), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Dothill Local Nature Reserve, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 78 to 80 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shawbirch Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | £289,950 | £209,950 | £289,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2024 | 1 TF1 6BB | Detached | £289,950 | New build. |
| 20 Aug 2024 | 3 TF1 6BB | Detached | £289,950 | New build. |
| 26 Jun 2024 | 5 TF1 6BB | Detached | £282,500 | New build. |
| 4 Mar 2024 | 7 TF1 6BB | Semi-detached | £209,950 | New build. |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 25 TF1 6BB | Detached | £289,950 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Telford and Wrekin
A typical home in Telford and Wrekin cost £221,853 in August 2026, 1.2% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 53% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £345,093 |
| Semi-detached | £204,213 |
| Terraced | £175,240 |
| Flat or maisonette | £98,929 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £189,436 |
Private renters in Telford and Wrekin paid £861 a month on average in September 2026, 6.3% more than a year before. That is 33% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £599 |
| Two bedrooms | £771 |
| Three bedrooms | £955 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,356 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (5). Built: 2024 (7); 2023 (7); 2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 1 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 2 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 3 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 4 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 5 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 6 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 7 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 9 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 11 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 15 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 17 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 19 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 21 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 23 Cypress Croft, Apley
- 25 Cypress Croft, Apley
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,516 kWh of it on average in 2024, 16% less than the district's 10,182 kWh, and 1,808 kWh of electricity, 38% less than the district's 2,910 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TF1 6BB | 12 | 1,772 kWh | 12 | 8,363 kWh |
| TF1 6BD | 19 | 1,534 kWh | 29 | 9,055 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TF1.
Council tax
What each band costs in Telford and Wrekin in 2026-27: Band D £2,256 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,504 | £1,755 | £2,006 | £2,256 | £2,758 | £3,259 | £3,760 | £4,513 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 1,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Maxell Expansion Land: up to 138 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Site of former Charlton School, Severn Drive, Dothill, Telford, Shropshire TF1: up to 48 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- The Charlton School, Severn Drive, Dothill, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 3LE: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Royal Hospital, Grainger Drive - Solar PV Panels Telford and Wrekin TWC/2026/0269 | Solar farm | 2.1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2026 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (2); 3 to 5% (1).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 78 m and 80 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TF1 6BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TF1 6BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Telford Central 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Marks Drive Wellington | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Princess Royal Hospital Leegomery | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Wellington | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 59.9 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shawbirch Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Loft House Unit | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital Requires improvement Aug 2026 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Care homes | The Priory Nursing and Residential Home Good Jan 2020 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Wellington Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Br Spar Shawbirch, Shawbirch Shopping Centre | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dothill Local Nature Reserve 47 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,420 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 69 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stables at Apley Castle, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stables at Apley Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Wappenshall canal bridge, Shropshire Union Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Orleton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pump Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Apley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Pool Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Longpit Coppice | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Arleston Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Telford and Wrekin: see them on the Telford and Wrekin page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dothill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Charlton School | Secondary | 11–16 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 44.9 (42.7 in 2025 and 38.5 in 2024); 39.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Wrekin View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 19% at the higher standard (2025; 83% in 2024 and 80% in 2023) |
| Apley Wood Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 54% in 2023) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Millbrook Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
6 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 260 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Apley TF1 6BU | Full day care | 100 | Not inspected yet | 260 m |
| Little Chicks Pre-School TF5 0LT | Full day care | 46 | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Dothill Pre-School and Childcare TF1 3JB | Full day care | 32 | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Kids Planet Apley TF1 6UL | Full day care | 194 | Good (Mar 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Honeybuns Day Nursery TF1 3DS | Full day care | 128 | Good (Dec 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Early Milestones Ltd TF1 6NA | Sessional day care | 48 | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 72 childminders and 7 home childcarers (nannies) in Telford and Wrekin. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Carvery Telford (Apley Arms) TF1 3QA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A5223 between A442 and A518, with 14,833 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 270 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A5223 | A442 to A518 | 14,833 estimated; counted 2024 | 2% | +4% since 2015 | 270 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
White Bryony Drive · Pasha Meadow · Lily Lane · Alcon Mews · Amaryllis Drive · Doctor Hanna Way · Campanula Grove · Sweet Pea Close · Tulip Grove · Elder Avenue · Coopers Mill · Limewalk Crescent
All the streets in TF1 and across Telford and Wrekin.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.