Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Merlon Court, Stafford, ST16 1DL
EPC B
Estimated value
£500,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£510,000)-2%
- Against ST16 1DL's recent median (£280,000)+79%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£500,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£510,000)-2%
- Against ST16 1DL's recent median (£280,000)+79%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Merlon Court is modelled from its 154 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST16 1DL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
154 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in ST16 1DL
5 sales, median £280,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Merlon Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
3 October 2024Most recent
£510,000
+36.0%over 5 years30 November 2018
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST16 1DL: £280,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in ST16 1DL
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Merlon Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Merlon Court is a four-bedroom detached house in Stafford (ST16 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft). Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £510,000 in October 2024.
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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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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
Nov 2018EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 November 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Merlon Court, Stafford, ST16 1DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Merlon Court has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Merlon Court homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Merlon Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,312
Street avg £2,684
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 6 years
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
363/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Deans Park Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Blessed William Howard Catholic School. 19 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Blessed William Howard Catholic SchoolSecondary529m
- King Edward VI High SchoolSecondary705m
- Burleyfields Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Castlechurch Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Deans Park CourtBus stop120m
- Mansell CloseBus stop149m
- KingswayBus stop197m
- Deanshill CloseBus stop279m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,826 reports39%
- Anti-social Behaviour720 reports15%
- Public Order454 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson351 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST16 1DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Merlon Court is modelled from its 154 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST16 1DL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Merlon Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Merlon Court was lodged in November 2018 at band B and is valid until November 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Merlon Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ST16 1DL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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