2 Park Cottages, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
About 2 Park Cottages
2 Park Cottages is a semi-detached house in Lapley, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 107 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2013. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Park Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- May 2013Garage ConversionAmendmentIn report
The development consists of the addition of a small day kitchen and shower area to existing garage converted into a study area under Permitted Development. The change of use is from a Study Area to a Granny Flat all integral to the main property.
- Agent
- D W Tonkinson RIBA
- Reference
- 11/00960/COU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Park Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
Everything we know about 2 Park Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Park Lane homes
On epc rating, 2 Park Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
3/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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB