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Brook Cottage, Old Rickerscote Lane, Stafford, ST17 4HG

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
222 m²
2390 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Brook Cottage

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

Brook Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Stafford (ST17 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 30.4% above the 2010 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms5
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Brook Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2026from Oct 2008
EPC improved fromE45toC69
Low Energy Lighting
33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,020 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brook Cottage, Old Rickerscote Lane, Stafford, ST17 4HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Brook Cottage has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£365,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2010Most recent

    £365,000

    +92.1%over 9 years

  2. 7 August 2001

    £190,000

    +46.7%over 6 years

  3. 3 August 1995

    £129,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 4HG: £280,000 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Old Rickerscote Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Brook Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,644

Street avg £1,316

On par

Floor Area

222 m²

Street avg 520 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 18.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Brook Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£394k

1 Campanula Close

ST17 4FY

5 bed2 bath
£420k

1 Catalan Close

ST17 4XS

4 bed3 bath
£376k

1 Charterhouse Avenue

ST17 4TJ

4 bed2 bath
£355k

1 Ampleforth Drive

ST17 4TE

4 bed
£345k

1 Batholdi Way

ST17 4XP

4 bed2 bath
£260k

1 Abberley Grove

ST17 4FE

4 bed2 bath
£304k

1 Basil Close

ST17 4UW

3 bed2 bath
£280k

1 Brambleside

ST17 4QW

3 bed2 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

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

0.3 km

St Peters Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Silkmore Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST17 4HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST17 4HG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST17 4HG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Brook Cottage, Old Rickerscote Lane, Stafford, ST17 4HG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.