Rose Cottage, Cheadle Road, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4BH

Rose Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 12.3% below the 2025 sale of £620,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £620,000 in September 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.