Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Church Cottages, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£300,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£270,000)+11%
- Against ST8 7HT's recent median (£162,000)+85%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£300,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£270,000)+11%
- Against ST8 7HT's recent median (£162,000)+85%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Church Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST8 7HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
84 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2015
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ST8 7HT
5 sales, median £162,000 (2025–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Church Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
10 August 2021Most recent
£270,000
+48.4%over 5 years22 January 2016
£182,000
+9.0%over 8 years23 August 2007
£167,000
+130.3%over 5 years8 August 2002
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST8 7HT: £162,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in ST8 7HT
4 Church Cottages, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
Sold Sept 2025
£185,0003 Church Cottages, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
Sold Jul 2021
£162,000Rosehip Cottage, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
Sold Feb 2016
£230,000The Plot, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
Sold Jul 2002
£135,0002 Church Cottages, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
Sold Apr 1996
£34,000
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Church Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Biddulph Moor, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST8 7HT). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2021 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 121.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Church Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025
Current Certificate
Feb 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 February 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Church Cottages, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Church Cottages has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Church Cottages, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7HT
1decisions1extensions1nearby
- Aug 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single/two storey side extensions
- Reference
- SMD/2002/1017
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Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Church Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,214
Street avg £1,890
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
101/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rose & Crown PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Moor First School. 7 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Moor First SchoolPrimary47m
- Oxhey First SchoolPrimary1.3km
- Woodhouse AcademySecondary1.6km
- Squirrel Hayes First SchoolPrimary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Rose & Crown PHBus stop230m
- Farmside LaneBus stop332m
- Moor CloseBus stop1.2km
- Firwood RoadBus stop1.3km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences614 reports43%
- Anti-social Behaviour284 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson141 reports10%
- Public Order109 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST8 7HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Church Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ST8 7HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 5 Church Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Church Cottages was lodged in February 2015 at band E and expired in February 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Church Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ST8 7HT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Church Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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