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Essex Drive, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent

MyStreetCheck free street report: Essex Drive, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/stoke-on-trent-staffordshire/essex-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ST7 1HE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£133,625
4 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£113,577
13 sales
Price range
£46k – £173k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Sep 2026
ST7 1HE

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At a glance

House prices£134k average47% below the Stoke-On-Trent average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkKidsgrove station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Essex Drive, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £133,625. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £113,577. That is 47% below the Stoke-On-Trent average of £253,035 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Essex Drive range from £46,000 to £172,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 239 streets in Stoke-On-Trent with at least two sales in the last year, Essex Drive ranks 224th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Essex Drive compared

Essex Drive£133,625
ST7 postcode area£246,056
Stoke-On-Trent£253,035
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ST7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £46,000 (1 sales)2017£46k2018: £115,000 (1 sales)2018£115k2019: £107,000 (3 sales)2019£107k2020: £66,000 (1 sales)2020£66k2024: £152,500 (2 sales)2024£153k2025: £89,000 (1 sales)2025£89k2026: £133,625 (4 sales)2026£134k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£113,57711 Sep 2026

Sold prices on Essex Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 11 Sep 2026£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 5 Jun 2026£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 7 Apr 2026£82,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 17 Mar 2026£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 2 Feb 2026£172,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 24 Sep 2025£89,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 25 Apr 2025£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 30 Mar 2025£86,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 28 Feb 2025£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 13 Jan 2025£82,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 13 Jan 2025£82,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 9 Dec 2024£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 17 May 2024£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 15 Nov 2023£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 20 Jan 2020£66,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 13 Dec 2019£108,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 31 May 2019£108,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 22 Feb 2019£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 25 Jan 2018£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Essex Drive ST7 1HE 20 Feb 2017£46,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
32, Essex Drive £66,000 (Jan 2020) → £155,000 (Sep 2026) +135%
over 7 yrs
8, Essex Drive £85,000 (Feb 2025) → £95,000 (Jun 2026) +12%
over 1 yr
5, Essex Drive £82,500 (Jan 2025) → £95,000 (Apr 2025) → £112,000 (Mar 2026) +36%
over 1 yr
3, Essex Drive £82,500 (Jan 2025) → £86,000 (Mar 2025) → £89,000 (Sep 2025) +8%
over under a year
43, Essex Drive £108,000 (Dec 2019) → £150,000 (May 2024) +39%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Essex Drive

Crime

157 crimes were reported within about a mile of Essex Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences52
Anti-social behaviour44
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order12
Shoplifting10
Other theft7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Essex Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Stoke Trent Flood alert area
  • River Dane catchment including Kidsgrove, Sandbach, Congleton, Middlewich and Northeast Crewe Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Essex Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bluebell School Ltd 138 pupils Other independent special school 3–19 Report 0.2 mi
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy 190 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Dove Bank Primary School 225 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Kidsgrove Primary School 156 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Kidsgrove Secondary School 394 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
The King's CofE Academy 732 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy 189 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Kidsgrove station 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Alsager station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
  • Longport station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Somerset Avenue (adj, King Street) 2 min walk
  • Somerset Avenue (opp, King Street) 3 min walk
  • Tesco Store (adj, Liverpool Road) 4 min walk
  • Tesco Store (opp, Liverpool Road East) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kidsgrove Medical Centre
    Mount Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent · 0.4 mi
  • Mount Road Practice
    Mount Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke On Trent · 0.4 mi
  • Greenmoss Medical Centre
    Portland Drive, Scholar Green, Stoke-On-Trent · 1.2 mi
  • Goldenhill Medical Centre
    Sita Medical Centre, High Street, Stoke-On-Trent · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Stoke · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Kidsgrove · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi White Hill Kidsgrove · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whitehill Kidsgrove · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Kidsgrove Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Kidsgrove Bank Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Kidsgrove Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Butt Lane Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.7%62.5%
Private rented39.8%20.3%
Social rented5.5%17.1%
Households525

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.3%64.1%
Aged 65+15.1%18.6%
Residents1,346

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Newcastle-under-Lyme with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Essex Drive

Ethnic group

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
White96.2%92.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%3.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
No religion50.8%38.9%
Christian39.9%51.9%
Not answered6.6%5.8%
Muslim1.3%1.8%
Other religion0.9%0.4%
Hindu0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
Born in the UK96.4%93.2%
Born outside the UK3.6%6.8%

Highest qualification

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
No qualifications26.5%20%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.5%28%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%13.6%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%19.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship7%6.7%
Other qualifications2%2.4%

General health

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
Very good health41.3%44%
Good health34.6%35.3%
Fair health16.9%14.5%
Bad health5.7%4.8%
Very bad health1.6%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
1 car or van in household45%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household25.1%28.8%
No cars or vans in household22.9%19.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%10.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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