The Cottage, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Cotes Heath, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 is 20.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £475,000.
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 April 2029
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Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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
Latest sale on The Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 December 2020Most recent
£475,000
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
£131,000Cranberry Lodge, Cranberry, Cotes Heath, Stafford, ST21 6SQ
Sold Dec 2019
£350,000
Versus other Cranberry homes
On epc rating, The Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,987
Street avg £2,274
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







