Bank Close Cottage, Bank Close, Uttoxeter, ST14 8BP
About Bank Close Cottage
Bank Close Cottage is a detached house in Uttoxeter (ST14 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 38.4% above the 2018 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bank Close Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2020New BuildFullIn report
Erection of 2 detached dwellings and widening of existing highway and formation of vehicular access
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2019/00770
- Mar 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Front of property
Erection of part two storey and part first floor front extensions, two front bay windows and porch, installation of rooflights to front and detached double garage and front wall and gates
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2019/00074
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Bank Close Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 21 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2018Most recent
£385,000
+250.0%over 21 years27 March 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST14 8BP: £199,000 (2025–2019).
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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 Bank Close homes
On epc rating, Bank Close Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,719
Street avg £2,105
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
George Elliott Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Picknalls First School. 9 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
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB