Smithy Cottage, Great Gate, Tean, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4HF
About Smithy Cottage
Smithy Cottage is a detached house in Tean, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4HF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Smithy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Smithy Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2023ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition number 3 of planning permission P/2022/01419 relating to demolition of existing outbuilding, erection of detached garage, erection of single and two storey side extensions.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2023/01048
- Sept 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Conversion of existing detached outbuilding to form an adult day centre including single storey side and rear extensions, pitched roof and external brick skin (Non-Material Amendment relating to planning permission P/2016/00209 by way of amendments to materials)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2018/01019
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Smithy 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
Smithy Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£402,000
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 4HF: £430,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in ST10 4HF
The Hollow, Great Gate, Tean, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4HF
Sold Sept 2023
£695,000Old Smithy Cottage, Great Gate, Tean, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4HF
Sold Nov 2022
£375,0002 Brookside Cottage, Great Gate, Tean, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4HF
Sold Oct 2019
£200,000The Woodlands, Great Gate, Tean, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4HF
Sold Mar 2015
£490,000
Everything we know about Smithy 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 Great Gate homes
EPC Rating for Smithy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
St Peter's CofE Academy Alton. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB