Pennyfarthings, Mill Lane, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RD
About Pennyfarthings
Pennyfarthings is a six-bedroom detached house in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0RD). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Pennyfarthings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Pennyfarthings has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2020ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Remove existing conservatory. Proposed single storey extension to form kitchen and dining area. Alterations to existing openings.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00272/FUL
- Aug 2011PorchAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
First-floor extension over existing single-storey areas, single-storey sun lounge and alterations to existing roof over porch [renewal of 08/00457/FUL]
Extension- Reference
- 11/00432/REN
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Pennyfarthings has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£727,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2021Most recent
£630,000
+180.0%over 20 years25 October 2000
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 0RD: £512,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in ST17 0RD
4 Mill Lane, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RD
Sold Sept 2022
£530,000Little Orchard, Mill Lane, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RD
Sold Nov 2021
£512,000Acton Mill Farm, The Stables, Mill Lane, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RD
Sold Jan 2021
£395,000Acton Mill Farm, The Haye House, Mill Lane, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RD
Sold Jul 2020
£422,000Tudor House, Mill Lane, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RD
Sold Aug 2017
£777,500
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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 Mill Lane homes
Pennyfarthings outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,681
Street avg £2,876
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leese Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Leonard's CofE First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB