Field House Cottage, Birch Cross, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8NX
About Field House Cottage
Field House Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Marchington, Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter (ST14 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 34.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Field House Cottage.
- Nov 2018PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of a part two storey, part single storey side extension and front porch (Amended Description)
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2018/01152
- Jul 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of an extension and pitched roof to existing stable block to form garage and workshop on the ground floor and home office and storage on first floor together with widening of the existing access
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2018/00580
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Sales history & valuation
Field House Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 13 years.
£348,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2016Most recent
£348,000
+90.7%over 7 years12 February 2009
£182,500
-13.1%over 5 years21 November 2003
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST14 8NX: £270,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ST14 8NX
1 Jubilee Cottages, Birch Cross, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8NX
Sold Nov 2024
£235,0002 Jubilee Cottages, Birch Cross, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8NX
Sold Aug 2022
£270,000Gwencliffe, Birch Cross, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8NX
Sold Sept 2020
£437,500Field View Cottage, Birch Cross, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8NX
Sold Sept 2018
£203,000Christmas Cottage, Birch Cross, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8NX
Sold Oct 2017
£399,950
Everything we know about Field House 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 Birch Cross homes
Habitable Rooms for Field House Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,252
Street avg £2,628
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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
0.2 km
The Blacksmiths Arms PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
St. Peter's Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB