The Old Barn, Farley, Oakamoor, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3BQ

The Old Barn is a detached house in Oakamoor, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 38.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.