Sunnyhill, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
About Sunnyhill
Sunnyhill is a four-bedroom detached house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 214% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageSingle
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Sunnyhill has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2017/0619
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Sunnyhill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 8 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£475,000
+126.2%over 8 years28 August 2014
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 4AD: £320,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ST10 4AD
Bank House, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold Nov 2024
£270,000The Old Post Office, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold May 2024
£255,000Stonethwaite, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold Jun 2023
£320,000Londis Supermarket, Apartment B, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold Jan 2023
£400,000Red Lion Cottage, Smithy Bank, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AD
Sold May 2015
£400,000
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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 Smithy Bank homes
Sunnyhill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,740
Street avg £2,408
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.0 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