What kind of home is The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB?

The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB is a semi-detached house.

What is the EPC rating for The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB?

The current EPC rating for The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in October 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB?

The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (2,648 sq ft). That makes it about 208% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ST7 8BB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB use?

The latest EPC at The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB had any planning applications?

The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB has council approval for side and rear extension granted in February 2008 under ref. 08/00005/FUL. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB in?

The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB sits in Alsagers Bank, Stoke-on-trent, Stoke On Trent. It falls within the ST7 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB?

Police records around The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB?

The closest primary school to The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB is Alsagers Bank Primary Academy (124m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir Thomas Boughey Academy (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB?

The closest bus stop to The Old Orphanage, The Drive, ST7 8BB is The Drive, 197m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old Orphanage, The Drive, Alsagers Bank, Stoke On Trent, ST7 8BB

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

246 m²

2648 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Orphanage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Orphanage is a semi-detached house in Alsagers Bank, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST7 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (around 2648 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 246 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Old Orphanage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Orphanage, The Drive, Alsagers Bank, Stoke On Trent, ST7 8BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Orphanage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Feb 2008
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side/rear extension front dormer window and canopy
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
08/00005/FUL
View planning record
Dec 2007
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side/rear extension front dormer window and canopy
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
07/00927/FUL
View planning record

What's in The Old Orphanage, The Drive, Alsagers Bank, Stoke On Trent, ST7 8BB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old Orphanage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£550,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST7 8BB: £137,000 (2015–2008).

Nearby sales in ST7 8BB

On the street

Versus other The Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for The Old Orphanage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

77 (C)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

246 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stoke On Trent district page.

Full Stoke On Trent report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST7 8BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ST7 8BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

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