Lane End Cottage, Whirley Low, Foxt, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2HR

Lane End Cottage is a semi-detached house in Foxt, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 2HR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 10.3% below the 2019 sale of £400,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2019 for £400,000.