2 Firs Close, Stafford, ST17 0DW
About 2 Firs Close
2 Firs Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Stafford (ST17 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1686 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 41.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
2 Firs Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Front and rear single storey extensions and internal alterations
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/20226/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
2 Firs Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 13 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2010Most recent
£355,000
+121.9%over 13 years7 May 1997
£160,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ST17 0DW: £368,775 (2022–2012).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Firs Close homes
2 Firs Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,266
Street avg £3,675
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Co-op Store — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oakridge Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB