12 Abbey Close, Stafford, ST17 4XY
About 12 Abbey Close
12 Abbey Close is a mid-terrace house in Stafford (ST17 4XY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–98 m².
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £85,000 in March 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 47.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Abbey Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
12 Abbey Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 17 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2020Most recent
£85,000
-9.6%over 6 years6 December 2013
£94,000
-13.0%over 6 years1 November 2007
£108,000
+0.9%over 1 year7 September 2006
£107,000
+74.0%over 3 years10 December 2002
£61,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 4XY: £195,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Abbey Close homes
On price per m², 12 Abbey Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,073
Street avg £2,673
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 41 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.5 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
0.2 km
Queens Shopping Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Silkmore Primary Academy. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB