1 Park Cottages, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
About 1 Park Cottages
1 Park Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lapley, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (178 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 44.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Park Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 June 2023
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Park Cottages 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2016Most recent
£260,000
+67.7%over 12 years28 July 2003
£155,000
+98.7%over 6 years11 September 1996
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST19 9JT: £585,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ST19 9JT
Rivendell, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
Sold Jun 2025
£585,000Park Farm House, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
Sold Sept 2023
£850,500Park Court, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
Sold Jul 2022
£565,000Nordor House, Annexe, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
Sold Mar 2022
£140,000The Winners, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
Sold Jun 2021
£690,000
Versus other Park Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Park Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,611
Street avg £2,434
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 10.5 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
0.2 km
Stretton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
St Mary's CofE First Academy. 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







