The Old Rectory, School Lane, Church Leigh, Leigh, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4SR
About The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory is a six-bedroom detached house in Leigh, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST10 4SR). It has a recorded floor area of 492 m² (around 5296 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 492 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 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. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,288,000 is 17.1% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
The Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Oct 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition Numbers 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission P/2018/00569 relating to the erection of a detached garage
- Reference
- P/2020/00375
- Jun 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2018/00569
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Rectory was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 19 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2015Most recent
£1,100,000
-10.2%over 5 years11 August 2010
£1,225,000
+231.1%over 11 years3 June 1999
£370,000
+48.0%over 2 years21 March 1997
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST10 4SR: £370,500 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in ST10 4SR
Scarista House, School Lane, Church Leigh, Leigh, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4SR
Sold May 2024
£370,500Mowbray, School Lane, Church Leigh, Leigh, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4SR
Sold Aug 2022
£875,0002 Chebsey Bank Cottages, School Lane, Church Leigh, Leigh, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4SR
Sold May 2021
£305,000The Old School House, School Lane, Church Leigh, Leigh, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4SR
Sold Feb 2021
£418,000Lime Meadow Cottage, School Lane, Church Leigh, Leigh, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4SR
Sold Jan 2014
£235,000
Everything we know about The Old Rectory, 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 School Lane homes
On floor area, The Old Rectory stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,236
Street avg £2,575
Floor Area
492 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
35.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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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
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Saints' CofE First School. 2 schools 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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB