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1 Cole Drive, Stafford, ST16 1AT

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Cole Drive

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

1 Cole Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Stafford (ST16 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 sits 54% above the 2015 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2025from Feb 2015
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Cole Drive, Stafford, ST16 1AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Cole Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Cole Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£408,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£265,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2015Most recent

    £265,000

    +32.5%over 13 years

  2. 29 August 2002

    £199,950

    +85.2%over 6 years

  3. 30 May 1996

    £107,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST16 1AT: £320,000 (2021–2017).

On the street

Versus other Cole Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Cole Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,087

Street avg £2,433

Below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Cole Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£409k

1 Beechcroft Avenue

ST16 1BJ

4 bed1 bath
£383k

1 Bonington Crescent

ST16 1AY

4 bed2 bath
£339k

1 Berry Road

ST16 1SE

3 bed1 bath
£419k

1 Barbican Grove

ST16 1DQ

£384k

1 Bellis Court

ST16 1ZJ

£372k

1 Andrus Way

ST16 1WP

£357k

1 Alstone Close

ST16 1UH

£344k

1 Acre Mews

ST16 1GF

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stafford district page.
Full Stafford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Christie Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Burleyfields Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST16 1AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST16 1AT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST16 1AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Cole Drive, Stafford, ST16 1AT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.