Red Lion Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
About Red Lion Cottage
Red Lion Cottage is a detached house in Cotes Heath, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since February 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 59.1% above the 2005 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
Energy performance
Red Lion Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
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.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 application on record at Red Lion Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
- Jan 2019ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey orangery extension to rear of detached house
Extension- Documents
- 51 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/29641/HOU
Unlock Red Lion Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ's full planning history
You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.
- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
- All 1 application on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
- The 51 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
One time fee only - money back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Price for Red Lion Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.6% per year over 10 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 28.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2005Most recent
£230,000
+995.2%over 9 years17 August 1995
£21,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST21 6SQ: £131,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ST21 6SQ
Chapel 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
£475,000Cranberry Lodge, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold Dec 2019
£350,000
Versus other Cranberry homes
On years held, Red Lion Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,447
Street avg £2,219
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Campion Close, Eccleshall
ST21 6SR
1 Church View, Cotes Heath
ST21 6SU
1 Bridge Cottages, Mill Meece
ST21 6QT
1 Bricklyn Cottage, Chatcull
ST21 6QF
1 Beech Road, Eccleshall
ST21 6EA
1 Corner House, Sugnall
ST21 6NF
1 Bentham Way, Eccleshall
ST21 6BN
1 Chatsworth Mews, Eccleshall
ST21 6DT
The neighbourhood at a glance
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
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







