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Careless Lodge, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Careless Lodge

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Careless Lodge is a semi-detached house in Bishops Wood, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 15.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Careless Lodge, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Careless Lodge has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£245,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2021Most recent

    £245,000

    +36.1%over 13 years

  2. 30 November 2007

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST19 9AE: £397,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Ivetsey Bank Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Careless Lodge is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,849

Street avg £2,182

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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ST19 9NT

3 bed1 bath
£264k

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£255k

1 Boscobel Grove, Brewood

ST19 9EL

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Broadholes Lane, Wheaton Aston

ST19 9NR

£242k

1 Ash Grove, Brewood

ST19 9HP

3 bed
£242k

1 Broomhall Cottages, Horsebrook Farm Lane, Brewood

ST19 9LD

£338k

1 Bridge Croft, Wheaton Aston

ST19 9FL

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stafford district page.
Full Stafford report

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

0.1 km

Ivetsey Bank Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St John's CofE First School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST19 9AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST19 9AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST19 9AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Careless Lodge, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.