Stone House, Deanshill Close, Stafford, ST16 1BW

Stone House is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stafford (ST16 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 sits 64.9% above the 2008 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.