Purley Cottage, Town Head, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AW
About Purley Cottage
Purley Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4AW). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Purley Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2002
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Purley 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
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Sales history & valuation
Purley Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 4AW: £262,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in ST10 4AW
22 Town Head, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AW
Sold Sept 2025
£500,0005 Town Head, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AW
Sold May 2025
£235,000Holmlea, Town Head, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AW
Sold Sept 2024
£350,0003 Town Head, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AW
Sold Oct 2018
£150,0001 Town Head, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AW
Sold Jan 2017
£187,000
Everything we know about Purley 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 Town Head homes
EPC Rating for Purley Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Knight Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
St Peter's CofE Academy Alton. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB