Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cranberry Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
245 m²
2637 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Cranberry Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cranberry Cottage is a detached house in Cotes Heath, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 485.8% above the 2000 sale of £84,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 85.5% below the postcode norm.
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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.
Cranberry Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 February 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cranberry Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Cranberry Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Cranberry Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£84,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2000Most recent
£84,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST21 6SQ: £131,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in ST21 6SQ
Red Lion Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold Mar 2026
£350,000Chapel Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold May 2025
£264,0001 Martham Cottages, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold Jun 2021
£90,0002 Martham Cottages, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold May 2021
£131,000The Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold Dec 2020
£475,000
Versus other Cranberry homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Cranberry Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£345
Street avg £2,568
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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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
2.5 km
Park View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
All Saints CofE (C) First School. 1 school nearby.
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 6SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Cranberry Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.