5 Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
About 5 Gaol Butts
5 Gaol Butts is a three-bedroom detached house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6AE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
A recent sale: £300,000 in March 2025. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 14.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
- Feb 2026FullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single detached two-storey dwellinghouse on the site of 5 Gaol Butts, to be delivered as a custom self-build project including associated hard and soft landscaping and new vehicular and pedestrian access to proposed site and also 5 Gaol Butts
- Reference
- 25/40692/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Gaol Butts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2025Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST21 6AE: £440,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ST21 6AE
7 Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
Sold May 2025
£770,00022 Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
Sold May 2025
£300,0007a, Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
Sold Aug 2024
£585,0001 Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
Sold Jun 2021
£282,000Alvor, Gaol Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AE
Sold May 2021
£440,000
Versus other Gaol Butts homes
On price per m², 5 Gaol Butts stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,529
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cross Butts — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







