Ivy Cottage, Back Lane, Calton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JX
About Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage is a detached house in Calton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 50), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £740,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
Know exactly what you're buying at Ivy 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
Ivy Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2007RenovationOutlineIn report
to create turning space for car/drive widening
- Reference
- SMD/2006/1347
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ivy 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
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Ivy Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£764,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 9 years.
£740,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2022Most recent
£740,000
+142.6%over 8 years21 November 2013
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 3JX: £375,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in ST10 3JX
Rose Cottage, Back Lane, Calton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JX
Sold Sept 2020
£570,000Meadow View, Back Lane, Calton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JX
Sold Jun 2020
£405,000Meadow End, Back Lane, Calton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JX
Sold Jul 2018
£350,000The Beeches, Back Lane, Calton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JX
Sold Jul 2016
£375,000Brunt Cottage, Back Lane, Calton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 3JX
Sold Nov 2015
£300,000
Everything we know about Ivy 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 Back Lane homes
Years Held for Ivy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,458
Street avg £2,928
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
30.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Hamps Valley Road, Waterhouses
ST10 3LJ
1 Hamps Cottages, Leek Road, Waterhouses
ST10 3HN
1 Bridge House, Leek Road, Waterhouses
ST10 3HN
1 Manifold Close, Waterhouses
ST10 3HH
1 Cliffe Cottages, Farley, Oakamoor
ST10 3BQ
1 Portland Place, Waterhouses
ST10 3HU
1 Kendal Cottages, Cotton Lane, Cotton
ST10 3DN
1 Farley Mews, Farley, Oakamoor
ST10 3BQ
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
1.1 km
Leek Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB