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

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Royal Oak Drive

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

18 Royal Oak Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishops Wood, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9AN). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 67.2% above the 2012 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Royal Oak Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2013from Aug 2011
EPC improved fromF33toD57
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Royal Oak Drive, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Royal Oak Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Reference
    06/00863/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

18 Royal Oak Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£198,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 December 2012Most recent

    £198,000

    +171.2%over 14 years
  2. 16 April 1998

    £73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST19 9AN: £285,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Royal Oak Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 18 Royal Oak Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,084

Street avg £2,699

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Above
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.

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

0.2 km

Ivetsey Bank Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 9AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST19 9AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST19 9AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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 18 Royal Oak Drive, Bishops Wood, Stafford, ST19 9AN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.