Orchard Cottage, Tythe Barn, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AZ
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 653 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 26). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard 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
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£161,000
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 4AZ: £425,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ST10 4AZ
Fox House, Tythe Barn, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AZ
Sold Nov 2024
£436,0001 Ivy Cottage, Tythe Barn, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AZ
Sold Aug 2023
£1,130,000Croyso, Tythe Barn, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AZ
Sold Nov 2019
£220,000Rowan House, Tythe Barn, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AZ
Sold Dec 2017
£298,000Ash Grove, Tythe Barn, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4AZ
Sold Apr 2016
£295,000
Everything we know about Orchard 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 Tythe Barn homes
EPC Rating for Orchard Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Saltersford Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Peter's CofE Academy Alton. 2 schools 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB