5 Common Lane, Bednall, Stafford, ST17 0SB
About 5 Common Lane
5 Common Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bednall, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 13.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Common Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2012AmendmentIn report
Change of use from council-owned grass verge to private garden with block-paved access [retrospective]
Retrospective- Reference
- 12/00102/COU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2022Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ST17 0SB: £167,500 (2023–1997).
Everything we know about 5 Common Lane, 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 Common Lane homes
5 Common Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,402
Street avg £2,037
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Joyce's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB