Top House Farm, Quixhill Lane, Prestwood, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DD
About Top House Farm
Top House Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Prestwood, Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter (ST14 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 218 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 is 30.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 29.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £475,000 in October 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Top House Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension to existing dwelling (Amended description and Plans)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2023/00629
- Jun 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage/workshop
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2021/00201
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Top House Farm
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 October 2020Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST14 5DD: £610,000 (2019–2007).
Nearby sales in ST14 5DD
Brook Cottage, Quixhill Lane, Prestwood, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DD
Sold Jan 2019
£657,000Lower House, Quixhill Lane, Prestwood, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DD
Sold Apr 2013
£730,000Holly Bank, Quixhill Lane, Prestwood, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DD
Sold Oct 2009
£465,000Ash Lea, Quixhill Lane, Prestwood, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DD
Sold Mar 1999
£55,500Prescot Cottage, Quixhill Lane, Prestwood, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DD
Sold Jul 1998
£107,000
Everything we know about Top House Farm, 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 Quixhill Lane homes
Price per m² for Top House Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,179
Street avg £3,258
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
1.1 km
Quixhill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
All Saints CofE Academy Denstone. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB