Red Lion Cottage, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
About Red Lion Cottage
Red Lion Cottage is a property in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4AD). It has council tax band E.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Red Lion Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Oct 2025HeritageIn report
Listed building consent to take down and rebuild the two chimneys in brick to the same form profile as exisitng.
Listed- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2025/0230
- Feb 2019RenovationHeritageIn report
Proposed replacement windows on the front elevation and amendment to the previously approved replacement window on the south west gable elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2019/0001
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2015Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 4AD: £320,000 (2024–2022).
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£320,000Londis Supermarket, Apartment B, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold Jan 2023
£400,000Sunnyhill, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold Oct 2022
£475,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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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
0.0 km
Knight Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's CofE Academy Alton. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB