Chestnut Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Waterhouses, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3HW). 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 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in June 2002. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 127.3% above the 2002 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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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
Chestnut Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2003ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension and alterations to existing cottage. Conversion of barn and external works/parking
- Reference
- SMD/2004/0396
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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
Chestnut Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2002Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 3HW: £350,000 (2025–2019).
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
£390,0001a, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3HW
Sold Dec 2021
£125,0003 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
£460,000
Everything we know about Chestnut Cottage, 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
Years Held for Chestnut Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,107
Street avg £2,089
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB