What kind of home is 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH?

8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH last change hands?

8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH last sold for £260,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £184,000 in February 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 2019 and July 2022, 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH rose from £184,000 to £260,000, a change of £76,000. That works out to roughly +10.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH?

8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH use?

The latest EPC at 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH?

8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH in?

8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH sits in Barlaston, Stoke-on-trent, Stoke On Trent. It falls within the ST12 postcode district in Staffordshire.

What schools are near 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH?

The closest primary school to 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH is Newstead Primary Academy (1.2km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH?

The closest bus stop to 8 Lakewood Drive, ST12 9BH is Wedgwood Drive, 165m away. The nearest bus option is Wedgwood Lane, 184m away.

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8 Lakewood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke On Trent, ST12 9BH

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Lakewood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Lakewood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barlaston, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST12 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Lakewood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke On Trent, ST12 9BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Lakewood Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£260,000

Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£260,000
+41.3%over 3 years
1 February 2019
£184,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST12 9BH: £150,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ST12 9BH

On the street

Versus other Lakewood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Lakewood Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,708

Street avg £2,054

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 117 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Edme Grove, Barlaston

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stoke On Trent district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Wedgwood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Newstead Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST12 9BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ST12 9BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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