16 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
About 16 Essex Drive
16 Essex Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Gillow Heath, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST8 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 41% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
16 Essex Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Essex Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
- Feb 2001ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Conservatory
Extension- Reference
- SMD/2000/1184
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Sales history & valuation
16 Essex Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2017Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST8 6SF: £193,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ST8 6SF
6 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
Sold Jun 2025
£297,5008 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
Sold Mar 2024
£235,0007 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
Sold Feb 2024
£190,00011 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
Sold Aug 2022
£193,00032 Essex Drive, Gillow Heath, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6SF
Sold Aug 2019
£189,950
Versus other Essex Drive homes
16 Essex Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,398
Street avg £2,471
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

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