Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£499,000
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£499,000
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The estimate for 1 Royal Oak Cottages is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ST19 9AE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
125 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in ST19 9AE
5 sales, median £425,000 (2024–2021)
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| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1 Royal Oak Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
3 June 2004Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST19 9AE: £425,000 (2024–2021).
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1 Royal Oak Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Wood, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 69.2% above the 2004 sale of £295,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
1 Royal Oak Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 January 2032
1 application on record at 1 Royal Oak Cottages, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
Demolition of existing single storey extensions, re-designing layout of existing car park and new residential development.
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Years Held for 1 Royal Oak Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,360
Street avg £2,215
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
75/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ivetsey Bank Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's CofE First School. 1 school nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
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