Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Fairhill Cottage, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
3 planning records
Estimated value
£460,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£297,500)+55%
- Against ST21 6NT's recent median (£365,000)+26%
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
7
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£460,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£297,500)+55%
- Against ST21 6NT's recent median (£365,000)+26%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Fairhill Cottage is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST21 6NT. 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
125 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in ST21 6NT
5 sales, median £365,000 (2019–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2019 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | 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.
Fairhill Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
21 August 2016Most recent
£297,500
+24.0%over 1 year12 March 2015
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST21 6NT: £365,000 (2019–2015).
Nearby sales in ST21 6NT
The Cottage, Donnelly, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
Sold Sept 2019
£445,000Val Mar, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
Sold Jun 2018
£280,000The Barn House, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
Sold Oct 2017
£480,000Mistlethwaite, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
Sold Sept 2015
£365,0006 Copsy Dale, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
Sold May 2015
£218,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Fairhill Cottage, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn 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 Fairhill Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Fairhill Cottage is a detached house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 sits 54.6% above the 2016 sale of £297,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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.
Fairhill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Dec 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 December 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Fairhill Cottage, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Fairhill Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Fairhill Cottage, Fair Oak, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6NT
3decisions3extensions47documents2nearby
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Two-storey rear extension providing enlarged kitchen with additional bedroom and en-suite bathroom over
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/23323/HOU
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2017Decision
- ExtensionJul 2016Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
- The 47 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Fairhill Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,380
Street avg £2,026
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST21 6NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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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 Fairhill Cottage is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST21 6NT. 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 Fairhill 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 Fairhill Cottage was lodged in December 2025 at band D and is valid until December 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Fairhill 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from ST21 6NT. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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