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Shrubbs Hill Cottage, Sutherland Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QD

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Shrubbs Hill Cottage

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

Shrubbs Hill Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Longsdon, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST9 9QD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in February 2022. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Shrubbs Hill Cottage, Sutherland Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Shrubbs Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications 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

£382,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£340,000

Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 February 2022Most recent

    £340,000

    +94.3%over 5 years
  2. 4 November 2016

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST9 9QD: £408,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Sutherland Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Shrubbs Hill Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,908

Street avg £2,311

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Shrubbs Hill Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

0.6 km

Denford Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.9 km

Woodcroft Academy. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST9 9QD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST9 9QD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST9 9QD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Shrubbs Hill Cottage, Sutherland Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.