Grove Cottage, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
About Grove Cottage
Grove Cottage is a detached house in Longsdon, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST9 9QF). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1429 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 275.8% above the 2000 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 51.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (189 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Energy performance
Grove Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Grove Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Grove Cottage, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolish existing single storey kitchen block and outside toilet at rear and replace with two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- SMD/2020/0001
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Grove Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 3 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2000Most recent
£120,000
+33.3%over 2 years20 July 1997
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST9 9QF: £700,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ST9 9QF
Elmwood, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
Sold Jul 2025
£800,000Willow House, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
Sold Aug 2024
£602,500Birchwood, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
Sold Jan 2023
£725,000Silverwood, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
Sold Feb 2022
£695,000The Old Garden, Leek Road, Longsdon, Stoke On Trent, ST9 9QF
Sold Aug 2019
£230,000
Versus other Leek Road homes
Grove Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£904
Street avg £2,241
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Woodcroft Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







