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1 Castle Hill Road, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AJ

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Castle Hill Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Castle Hill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 13.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 82.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £240,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2014from Dec 2009
EPC improved fromD67toE40
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Glazing
Old DoubleModern Double

Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type

Low Energy Lighting
57%13%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Castle Hill Road, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Nov 2023
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4, 5, 6 in relation to application SMD/2021/0744

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    DOC/2023/0092
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Proposed demolition of single storey flat roof kitchen and construction of new 2 storey extension comprising kitchen/dining with 2 bedrooms at first floor level

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    SMD/2021/0744
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£240,000

Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2020Most recent

    £240,000

    +71.4%over 5 years
  2. 9 January 2015

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 4AJ: £417,000 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Hill Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Castle Hill Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,529

Street avg £3,300

Above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 95 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stoke On Trent district page.

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

0.4 km

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Peter's CofE Academy Alton. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST10 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST10 4AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST10 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Castle Hill Road, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.