Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Railway Cottages, Station Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XZ
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Railway Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Railway Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Colwich, Stafford, Stafford (ST17 0XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Dec 2023
Current Certificate
Dec 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 December 2023
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Railway Cottages, Station Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Railway Cottages sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at 5 Railway Cottages, Station Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XZ
1decisions9documents1nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Colwich & Little Haywood Conservation Area: Removal of 2 Silver Birches growing close to railway track.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/35769/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Railway Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in ST17 0XZ: £135,700 (2024–1995).
Versus other Station Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Railway Cottages outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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.
Crime
201/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Michael and All Angels Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Colwich CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST17 0XZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
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