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Fern Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fern Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fern Cottage is a detached house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 44.1% above the 2021 sale price. Sold February 2021 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fern Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fern Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fern Cottage has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.3% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Growth on file: -7.3% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 February 2021Most recent

    £270,000

    -14.3%over 2 years

  2. 18 February 2019

    £315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST21 6AX: £392,500 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Cross Butts homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Fern Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,109

Street avg £2,809

Strongly below

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fern Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£390k

1 Church View, Cotes Heath

ST21 6SU

4 bed2 bath
£388k

1 Campion Close, Eccleshall

ST21 6SR

4 bed
£439k

1 Corner House, Sugnall

ST21 6NF

£341k

1 Bridge Cottages, Mill Meece

ST21 6QT

2 bed
£321k

1 Bricklyn Cottage, Chatcull

ST21 6QF

£476k

1 Badenhall Cottage, Badenhall, Eccleshall

ST21 6LG

£316k

1 Beech Road, Eccleshall

ST21 6EA

3 bed
£501k

1 Church Lane, Bowers, Standon

ST21 6RW

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stafford district page.
Full Stafford report

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

0.2 km

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST21 6AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST21 6AX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST21 6AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fern Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.