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

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 £593,000 sits 62.5% above the 2010 sale of £365,000.