18 Abbey Close, Stafford, ST17 4XY
About 18 Abbey Close
18 Abbey Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stafford (ST17 4XY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. Sold November 2021 for £195,000. 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 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagesingle
Energy performance
18 Abbey Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2023RenovationAmendmentIn report
Garage door replaced with double glazed window over brickwork within the existing aperture.
- Reference
- 22/35958/LDC
What's in 18 Abbey Close, Stafford, ST17 4XY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 19 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2021Most recent
£195,000
+69.6%over 18 years28 March 2003
£114,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 4XY: £132,000 (2025–2020).
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Versus other Abbey Close homes
18 Abbey Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,990
Street avg £1,849
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB