1 Grove Cottages, Crewe Road, Church Lawton, Stoke On Trent, ST7 3DQ
About 1 Grove Cottages
1 Grove Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Church Lawton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST7 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £312,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed Garage Conversion, New Open Porch to Front Elevation and Detached Carport to the Side
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/5095C
What's in 1 Grove Cottages, Crewe Road, Church Lawton, Stoke On Trent, ST7 3DQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£312,500
+64.5%over 7 years14 February 2014
£190,000
-7.3%over 9 years15 July 2004
£205,000
+148.5%over 4 years22 March 2000
£82,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in ST7 3DQ: £247,500 (2023–2001).
Versus other Crewe Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Grove Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
92 (A)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lawton Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Excalibur Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







