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

Rose Cottage is a detached house in Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4BN). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 52.9% above the 2009 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).