Rickyard House, Park Lane, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JT

Rickyard House is a four-bedroom detached house in Lapley, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 76.5% above the 2013 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.