The Firs, St Michaels Road, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5AH

The Firs is a detached house in Penkridge, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (159 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, change of use to residential and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £999,000 is 17.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.