8 Beech Close, Wheaton Aston, Stafford, ST19 9PP

8 Beech Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheaton Aston, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 47.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.