What kind of home is The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ last sold for £457,500 in August 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £96,000 in June 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1999 and August 2025, The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ rose from £96,000 to £457,500, a change of £361,500. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ have?

The current EPC rating for The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ST17 0RJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ use?

The latest EPC at The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ is in council tax band E.

Which area is The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ in?

The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ sits in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford. It falls within the ST17 postcode district in Staffordshire.

What is crime like near The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

Police records around The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ 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.

What schools are near The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

The closest primary school to The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ is St Leonard's CofE First School (887m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ?

The closest bus stop to The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, ST17 0RJ is Barn End Road, 223m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Croft

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

The Croft is a two-bedroom detached house in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £457,500 — fresh data. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 28 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Croft, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Croft 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.

Price for The Croft has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£466,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£457,500

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2025Most recent
£457,500
+139.5%over 23 years
11 August 2002
£191,000
+99.0%over 3 years
29 June 1999
£96,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 0RJ: £385,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in ST17 0RJ

On the street

Versus other Lower Penkridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,083

Street avg £2,984

Strongly above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£280k

1 Braunton Avenue

ST17 0EP

2 bed

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1 Appledore Close

ST17 0EW

2 bed1 bath

£375k

1 Beechfield Drive

ST17 0YH

3 bed

£329k

1 Anson Drive

ST17 0LT

3 bed1 bath

£263k

1 Balmoral Road

ST17 0AN

3 bed

£250k

1 Bluebell Hollow

ST17 0JP

3 bed

£248k

1 Baywood Close

ST17 0BD

3 bed1 bath

£425k

1 Alsop Crest, Acton Trussell

ST17 0SJ

4 bed1 bath

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.

Full Stafford report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for ST17 0RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.5dB

Low

55 dB

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Common questions

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