What type of property is 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU?

5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU sell for?

5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU last sold for £285,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU?

The current EPC rating for 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU?

5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU?

5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU located?

5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU sits in Biddulph, Stoke-on-trent, Stoke On Trent. It falls within the ST8 postcode district in Staffordshire.

Is 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU 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.

Which schools serve 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU?

The closest primary school to 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU is Oxhey First School (460m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Woodhouse Academy (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Chaffinch Drive, ST8 7TU is Torville Drive, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Chaffinch Drive, Biddulph, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7TU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Chaffinch Drive

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

5 Chaffinch Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Biddulph, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST8 7TU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 18.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £285,000. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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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

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Chaffinch Drive, Biddulph, Stoke On Trent, ST8 7TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Chaffinch Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£285,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 April 2022Most recent
£285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST8 7TU: £300,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in ST8 7TU

On the street

Versus other Chaffinch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 5 Chaffinch Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,167

Street avg £2,916

On par

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 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.

£338k

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4 bed

£381k

1 Blackbird Way, Biddulph

ST8 7UH

4 bed2 bath

£394k

1 Colwyn Drive, Knypersley

ST8 7BJ

4 bed2 bath

£306k

1 Alders Road, Biddulph Moor

ST8 7LT

3 bed2 bath

£304k

1 Clyde Avenue, Biddulph

ST8 7HD

3 bed1 bath

£379k

1 Conway Road, Knypersley

ST8 7AL

3 bed1 bath

£301k

1 Cedar Grove, Biddulph Moor

ST8 7PB

3 bed

£393k

1 Cherry Tree Lane, Biddulph Moor

ST8 7PA

3 bed2 bath

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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Torville Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Oxhey First School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST8 7TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ST8 7TU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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