Fairlawns, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RJ
About Fairlawns
Fairlawns is a three-bedroom detached house in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 49.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 31% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £280,000 in January 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagesingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Fairlawns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2019RenovationOutlineIn report
To extend the current tarmack drive by slightly widening to give better visibility as we leave the drive and give more space to park. There will still be a large area of lawn area left and drainage will mirror the existing drive draining to a soakaway.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00231/LUP
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fairlawns valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2019Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 0RJ: £385,000 (2025–2024).
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£480,000Heather Cottage, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RJ
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£385,000Deers Leap, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RJ
Sold Jul 2024
£380,000Brades, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RJ
Sold May 2024
£325,000
Everything we know about Fairlawns, in one report
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 Lower Penkridge Road homes
Price per m² for Fairlawns lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,772
Street avg £3,149
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Barn End Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Leonard's CofE First School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.5dB