Bracken Cottage, Wood Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QB

Bracken Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Longsdon, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST9 9QB). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 159 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 30% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £423,000 in October 2018. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.