68 Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1DB
About 68 Newport Road
68 Newport Road is a semi-detached house in Stafford (ST16 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 255.2% above the 1997 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 59.3% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 15 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
68 Newport Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
68 Newport Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£67,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 1997Most recent
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST16 1DB: £251,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ST16 1DB
Versus other Newport Road homes
On price per m², 68 Newport Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£691
Street avg £1,997
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Oakbrook Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
King Edward VI High School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







