Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Drifters Cottage, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
1 planning record
Estimated value
£535,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£397,000)+35%
- Against ST19 9AE's recent median (£425,000)+26%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£535,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£397,000)+35%
- Against ST19 9AE's recent median (£425,000)+26%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Drifters Cottage is modelled from its 173 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
173 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ST19 9AE
5 sales, median £425,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£397,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST19 9AE: £425,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ST19 9AE
White Cottage, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
Sold Oct 2024
£425,000Chey An Drey, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
Sold Oct 2024
£425,000Careless Lodge, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
Sold Sept 2021
£245,000Cedar 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
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Drifters Cottage, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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About Drifters Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Drifters Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishops Wood, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 is 34.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £397,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Drifters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Drifters Cottage, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Drifters Cottage, Ivetsey Bank Road, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AE
1decisions1extensions8documents5nearby
- Feb 2022PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and rear extensions with addition to front dormer at first floor level plus single storey front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01361/FUL
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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.
Drifters Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,295
Street avg £2,219
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- St John's CofE First SchoolPrimary209m
Nearest stops
- Ivetsey Bank RoadBus stop90m
- The Royal Oak PHBus stop146m
- The Bradford Arms PHBus stop1.2km
- Oakley FarmBus stop2.7km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences532 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour127 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson119 reports10%
- Public Order87 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Drifters Cottage is modelled from its 173 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Drifters Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Drifters Cottage was lodged in July 2020 at band F and is valid until July 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Drifters Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 4 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ST19 9AE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Drifters Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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