What kind of home is 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF sell for?

11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF last sold for £193,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £127,000 in August 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2019 and August 2022, 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF rose from £127,000 to £193,000, a change of £66,000. That works out to roughly +15.1% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

The current EPC rating for 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ST8 6SF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF use?

The latest EPC at 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF in?

11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF sits in Gillow Heath, Stoke-on-trent, Stoke On Trent. It falls within the ST8 postcode district in Staffordshire.

What is crime like near 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

Police records around 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

The closest primary school to 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF is Kingsfield First School (1.0km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Woodhouse Academy (636m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF?

The closest bus stop to 11 Essex Drive, ST8 6SF is Ivy House Road, 172m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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11 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band B

Overview

About 11 Essex Drive

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

11 Essex Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Gillow Heath, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST8 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £193,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

11 Essex Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£208,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.1% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£193,000

Growth on file: 15.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£193,000
+52.0%over 2 years
28 August 2019
£127,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST8 6SF: £190,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in ST8 6SF

On the street

Versus other Essex Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 11 Essex Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,712

Street avg £2,362

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ivy House Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Woodhouse Academy. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST8 6SF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

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50.0dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for ST8 6SF

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FAQ

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