16 Royal Oak Drive, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AN

16 Royal Oak Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Bishops Wood, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9AN). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £285,000 in June 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 149.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.