79b, Weston Road, Stafford, ST16 3RL
About 79b
79b is a one-bedroom detached house in Stafford (ST16 3RL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 6th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 154.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
79b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2022Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST16 3RL: £181,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Weston Road homes
EPC Rating for 79b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,422
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Riverway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB