Careless Lodge, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
About Careless Lodge
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 £294,000 is 20% 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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 May 2031
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Planning history
Careless Lodge has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 14 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£245,000
+36.1%over 13 years30 November 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST19 9AE: £425,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ST19 9AE
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£425,000Drifters Cottage, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
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£397,000Cedar Lodge, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
Sold May 2019
£395,0005 Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
Sold Jul 2018
£161,250
Versus other Ivetsey Bank Road homes
Careless Lodge is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,849
Street avg £2,182
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







