Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£403,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£392,500)+3%
- Against ST21 6AX's recent median (£347,500)+16%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£403,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£392,500)+3%
- Against ST21 6AX's recent median (£347,500)+16%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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
85 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in ST21 6AX
5 sales, median £347,500 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
Sales timeline
11 November 2025Most recent
£392,500
+37.7%over 14 years25 March 2011
£285,000
+14.0%over 10 months2 June 2010
£250,000
+51.5%over 6 years25 May 2004
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST21 6AX: £347,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ST21 6AX
Barford, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
Sold Nov 2025
£175,0005 Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
Sold Mar 2024
£414,0007 Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
Sold Apr 2022
£420,000Oak Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
Sold Sept 2021
£347,500Sunnybank, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
Sold Sept 2021
£250,000
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- 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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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a detached house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £392,500 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 89.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 August 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Aug 2024from Sept 2009
EPC improved fromE40toD62
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low Energy Lighting
16%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at The Cottage, Cross Butts, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AX
1 live now0decisions1extensions2nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- Dec 2025Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Change of use of land to the side and rear of the property to residential use and proposed single storey side and rear extension to dwelling and outbuilding.
Extension- Reference
- 25/41591/FUL
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Versus other Cross Butts homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,618
Street avg £2,652
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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.
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%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for The 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 The Cottage was lodged in August 2024 at band D and is valid until August 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The 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
- The Cottage is in council tax band E. 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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