1 Bank Top Cottage, Top Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RQ
About 1 Bank Top Cottage
1 Bank Top Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Acton Trussell, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 109 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 16.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £351,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedetached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2026ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear orangery
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00102/FULHH
- Dec 2014FullIn report
Proposed demolition of three existing cottages and outbuildings and the erection of two new dwellings
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 14/00824/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£351,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 June 2023Most recent
£351,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 0RQ: £450,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in ST17 0RQ
Bankside, Top Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RQ
Sold Jul 2023
£315,000Trefaldwyn, Top Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RQ
Sold Jun 2023
£725,000Aedion, Top Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RQ
Sold Apr 2023
£605,500Birchlawns, Top Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RQ
Sold Jan 2023
£450,000Pinewood Heights, Top Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, ST17 0RQ
Sold Sept 2022
£450,000
Everything we know about 1 Bank Top Cottage, 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 Top Road homes
On years held, 1 Bank Top Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,220
Street avg £3,846
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Leese Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Leonard's CofE First School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB