Beech Cottage, Gallows Green, Alton, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4BN

Beech Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4BN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2024 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 23.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in August 2024.