1 Bank Top Cottage, Rakeway Road, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent, ST10 1RA
About 1 Bank Top Cottage
1 Bank Top Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cheadle, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £430,000 — fresh data. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Bank Top Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Bank Top Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2025OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed wooden construction, granny annex complicit with the caravan act/ regulations. For use by physically disabled relative.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2025/0211
- May 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed Domestic Detached Garage / Store
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2021/0714
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bank Top Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 28 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2025Most recent
£430,000
+75.5%over 20 years29 July 2004
£245,000
+43.3%over 1 year13 December 2002
£171,000
+94.3%over 6 years31 July 1996
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 1RA: £135,000 (2023–2001).
Nearby sales in ST10 1RA
Highfield, Rakeway Road, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent, ST10 1RA
Sold Aug 2023
£95,000Rakeway Bank Cottage, Rakeway Road, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent, ST10 1RA
Sold Jun 2021
£580,000Chapel View, Rakeway Road, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent, ST10 1RA
Sold Jun 2007
£135,000Rakeway Cottage, Rakeway Road, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent, ST10 1RA
Sold Apr 2005
£300,000Windy End, Rakeway Road, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent, ST10 1RA
Sold Dec 1996
£57,500
Everything we know about 1 Bank Top Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Rakeway Road homes
On years held, 1 Bank Top Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,575
Street avg £1,961
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Cheadle Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB