The Old Reading Room, School Lane, Stretton, Stafford, ST19 9LJ
About The Old Reading Room
The Old Reading Room is a detached house in Stretton, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 97 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Old Reading Room sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
The Old Reading Room has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old Reading Room
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Reading Room has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£357,000
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.
Everything we know about The Old Reading Room, 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 School Lane homes
EPC Rating for The Old Reading Room lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.9 km
Stretton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB