What type of property is Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF last sold for £333,000 in December 2019, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £170,000 in October 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

Across 3 sales between October 1998 and December 2019, Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF rose from £170,000 to £333,000, a change of £163,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF have?

The current EPC rating for Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ST17 0RF. Source: EPC Register.

How is Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF heated?

The latest EPC at Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF records oil as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF located?

Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF sits in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford. It falls within the ST17 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

Police records around Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

The closest primary school to Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF is St Leonard's CofE First School (1.1km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Stafford Manor High School (2.8km).

How well connected is Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF?

The closest bus stop to Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, ST17 0RF is Leese Lane, 140m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RF

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Woodbine Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Woodbine Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0RF). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 31.8% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £333,000.

Specifications

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDouble

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Woodbine Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2024

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Woodbine Cottage, Cooks Bank, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Woodbine Cottage has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Woodbine Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£439,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£333,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2019Most recent
£333,000
+4.1%over 2 years
20 April 2017
£320,000
+88.2%over 18 years
27 October 1998
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 0RF: £232,000 (2024–1999).

Nearby sales in ST17 0RF

On the street

Versus other Cooks Bank homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Woodbine Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 45 (E)

Below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 177 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.9 t/year

Street avg 12.3 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Leese Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

St Leonard's CofE First School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST17 0RF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ST17 0RF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low

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