5 The Grove, Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2LD
About 5 The Grove
5 The Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipstones, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 2LD). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 50% above the 2017 sale of £230,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 149 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 12 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
5 The Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 May 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2011DemolitionHeritageIn report
Various internal and external alterations including replacement bay window, replacement front and back doors, insertion of new partition on second floor, restoration of attic landing balustrade and demolition of boundary wall to be replaced with stone coping, traditional railings and pedestrian and vehicular gates.
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2011/0217
- Jun 2011DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of front boundary wall and replacement Ashlsar Sandstone coping, traditional iron railings, pedestrian and vehicular gates.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2011/0321
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 The Grove
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
5 The Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 October 2017Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 2LD: £245,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ST10 2LD
8 Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2LD
Sold Dec 2024
£245,00027a, Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2LD
Sold Apr 2022
£300,0002 Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2LD
Sold Mar 2020
£162,00027 Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2LD
Sold Dec 2018
£311,0007 Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke On Trent, ST10 2LD
Sold Sept 2017
£145,368
Everything we know about 5 The Grove, 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 Church Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 The Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,544
Street avg £1,627
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.2 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Leonard's Church of England First School. 1 school 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
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB