Riverside Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JR
About Riverside Cottage
Riverside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Waterhouses, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at Riverside Cottage
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
Energy performance
Riverside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Improvements to second floor accommodation including the inclusion of new dormer windows to rear elevation only.
- Agent
- Derek Trowell Architects
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- NP/SM/1016/0984
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Improvements to second floor accommodation including the inclusion of new dormer windows.
- Agent
- Derek Trowell Architects
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- NP/SM/0716/0628
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Riverside Cottage
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Riverside Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£463,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 3JR: £160,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in ST10 3JR
Brown End Farm, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JR
Sold Sept 2025
£700,000Rock Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JR
Sold Aug 2019
£160,0002 Riverside House, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JR
Sold May 2014
£95,0001 Riverside House, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JR
Sold Dec 2011
£64,000
Everything we know about Riverside 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Leek Road homes
Riverside Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.5 km
Ye Old Crown Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy. 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
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB