5 The Cottages, Chells Hill, Church Lawton, Stoke On Trent, ST7 3FB

5 The Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Church Lawton, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST7 3FB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 sits 79% above the 2013 sale of £186,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.