1a, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
About 1a
1a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waterhouses, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on anthracite.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 87.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £125,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2016.
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 5 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£125,000
+119.3%over 5 years30 August 2016
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 3HW: £390,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in ST10 3HW
Southview, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
Sold Jun 2025
£350,000Spring Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
Sold Nov 2024
£390,0003 Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
Sold May 2019
£79,000Old Beams, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
Sold Feb 2019
£460,000Lee House Farm, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
Sold Apr 2018
£510,000
Everything we know about 1a, 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 Leek Road homes
1a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,232
Street avg £1,864
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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
Waterfall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB