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

Estimated value

£387,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£270,000)+43%
  • Against ST21 6AX's recent median (£392,500)-1%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£387,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£270,000)+43%
  • Against ST21 6AX's recent median (£392,500)-1%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Fern Cottage is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST21 6AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    128 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2018

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in ST21 6AX

    5 sales, median £392,500 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

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).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Fern Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 £387,000 is 43.3% 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.

Current Certificate
Sept 2018

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 September 2028

1 year remaining
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.

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
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

20/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary212m

Nearest stops

  • Cross ButtsBus stop158m
  • Post OfficeBus stop584m
  • Cherry Tree CloseBus stop643m
  • Stone RoadBus stop676m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences130 reports51%
  • Anti-social Behaviour31 reports12%
  • Other Theft21 reports8%
  • Burglary14 reports5%

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
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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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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£383k

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£403k

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ST21 6SU

4 bed2 bath
£369k

1 Corner House, Sugnall

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£449k

1 Byanna Grange, Swynnerton Road, Eccleshall

ST21 6LD

3 bed
£462k

1 Badenhall Cottage, Badenhall, Eccleshall

ST21 6LG

£322k

1 Bridge Cottages, Mill Meece

ST21 6QT

2 bed
£308k

1 Beech Road, Eccleshall

ST21 6EA

3 bed
£306k

1 Bricklyn Cottage, Chatcull

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Fern Cottage is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST21 6AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Fern Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Fern Cottage was lodged in September 2018 at band E and is valid until September 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Fern Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 11 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ST21 6AX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Fern Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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