The Falls, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
About The Falls
The Falls is a semi-detached house in Gillow Heath, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST8 6RS). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
The Falls's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Falls has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at The Falls, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2007/0061
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Sales history & valuation
The Falls has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 ST8 6RS: £147,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in ST8 6RS
Falls Farm, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
Sold Aug 2022
£147,000Ash Tree Barn, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
Sold Jul 2022
£500Whitehouse Cottage, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
Sold Jul 2018
£240,0002 Falls Cottage, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
Sold Jul 2003
£99,5001 Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6RS
Sold Jun 1996
£71,000
Versus other Akesmore Lane homes
The Falls outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Washington Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Kingsfield First School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







