West View Cottage, Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XE
About West View Cottage
West View Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colwich, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0XE). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 65.2% above the 2006 sale of £250,000. At 149 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 9 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
West View 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed two-storey and single-storey extensions to the side of dwelling
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/16898/HOU
- Aug 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/08572/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
West View Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 3 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2006Most recent
£250,000
+51.5%over 3 years27 May 2003
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 0XE: £270,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in ST17 0XE
Black & White Cottage, Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XE
Sold May 2025
£476,5004 Lavender Lodge, Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XE
Sold Feb 2023
£372,000Yew Tree Cottage, Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XE
Sold Nov 2018
£145,000Kentrill, Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XE
Sold Feb 2016
£140,000Jasmine Cottage, Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XE
Sold May 2008
£161,000
Everything we know about West View 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 Main Road homes
On habitable rooms, West View Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,678
Street avg £1,938
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dobree Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Colwich CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB