Hope Cottage, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
About Hope Cottage
Hope Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lapley, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (178 m² median across 19 EPCs).
Energy performance
Hope Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 October 2033
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Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at Hope Cottage in 2023.
4 applications on record at Hope Cottage, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT
- Dec 2017DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolish existing former garage and garden shed and replace with new ensuite bedroom
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01003/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2023Decision
- FullAug 2023Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Hope Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£466,000
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
Versus other Park Lane homes
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 197 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
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.
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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







