Old Tollgate Cottage, Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5DX

Old Tollgate Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Penkridge, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 28.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £362,500 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.