Old Vicarage West, Castle Bank, Stafford, ST16 1DJ
About Old Vicarage West
Old Vicarage West is a semi-detached house in Stafford (ST16 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 231% above the 1997 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Old Vicarage West's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Old Vicarage West 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
Old Vicarage West's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 1997Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST16 1DJ: £440,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in ST16 1DJ
Versus other Castle Bank homes
Price per m² for Old Vicarage West lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£635
Street avg £2,474
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Castle Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Castlechurch Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB