5 Silkmore Lane, Stafford, ST17 4JN
About 5 Silkmore Lane
5 Silkmore Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stafford (ST17 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £288,250. 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 2017.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Silkmore Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to the rear to provide conservatory/orangery, with the demolition of the existing conservatory.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/26554/HOU
What's in 5 Silkmore Lane, Stafford, ST17 4JN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Silkmore Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 14 years.
£288,250
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£288,250
+51.8%over 8 years22 March 2013
£189,950
+8.5%over 5 years22 October 2007
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 4JN: £225,000 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Silkmore Lane homes
On floor area, 5 Silkmore Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,402
Street avg £2,168
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Co-op Funeralcare — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Silkmore Primary Academy. 23 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB