Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JS
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Waterhouses, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3JS). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 33.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rose Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SMD/2002/0210
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2021Most recent
£220,000
+225.9%over 22 years27 June 1999
£67,500
+22.7%over 2 years6 November 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 3JS: £161,400 (2019–2014).
Nearby sales in ST10 3JS
Magpie Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JS
Sold Mar 2019
£190,000Sparrow Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JS
Sold Dec 2018
£161,4001 Railway Cottages, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JS
Sold Sept 2016
£160,000Sycamore Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JS
Sold May 2014
£249,9503 Railway Cottages, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JS
Sold Dec 2007
£75,000
Everything we know about Rose 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
Years Held for Rose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,115
Street avg £1,887
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.1 km
Ye Old Crown Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB