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

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Oak Cottage

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

Oak Cottage is a detached house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 61.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £347,500. 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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

Planning history

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

Oak 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

£422,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£347,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2021Most recent

    £347,500

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.

EPC Rating for Oak Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,949

Street avg £2,694

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 104 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Oak 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.
£439k

1 Corner House, Sugnall

ST21 6NF

£390k

1 Church View, Cotes Heath

ST21 6SU

4 bed2 bath
£388k

1 Campion Close, Eccleshall

ST21 6SR

4 bed
£476k

1 Badenhall Cottage, Badenhall, Eccleshall

ST21 6LG

£501k

1 Church Lane, Bowers, Standon

ST21 6RW

4 bed2 bath
£502k

1 Butterley Heyes, Horsley, Eccleshall

ST21 6JD

4 bed3 bath
£517k

1 Byanna Grange, Swynnerton Road, Eccleshall

ST21 6LD

3 bed
£341k

1 Bridge Cottages, Mill Meece

ST21 6QT

2 bed
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 Oak Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.