5 Cotton Lane Cottages, Cotton Lane, Cotton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3DS
About 5 Cotton Lane Cottages
5 Cotton Lane Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cotton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 117), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Cotton Lane Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Cotton Lane Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Cotton Lane Cottages
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 Cotton Lane Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about 5 Cotton Lane Cottages, 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 Cotton Lane homes
On floor area, 5 Cotton Lane Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.3 km
Windy Harbour Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
The Faber Catholic Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB