A former police station in the Trentham area of Stoke-on-Trent has been put up for sale at £335,000, offering a mix of period domestic features and unusual surviving fixtures from its policing past, including two holding cells.
The Old Station, a detached red-brick property advertised by Town and Country Property Auctions, has five large reception rooms on the ground floor, three double bedrooms, three bathrooms and a substantial garden. The building includes a detached remote-controlled double garage and a long driveway, and the sellers say it sits on a generous plot with no onward chain.
Inside, the rooms retain many period touches such as picture rails and a painted wooden radiator cover, with clean red carpets and cream walls in several reception areas. The kitchen is described as bright and spacious, with rustic red stone floor tiles, pale wooden panelling and a large window that offers room for a dining table. Bathrooms are tiled in white and appear serviceable, and solar panels are fitted to the roof.
A white-tiled ground-floor room houses two cells sealed with red steel doors. One cell door features vertical iron bars painted red and is approached behind a standard white interior door. Adjoining the cells is a space laid out as an office with a large wooden L-shaped counter, wall-mounted metal shelving and numbered wooden cupboards beneath the counter, together with filing drawers.
The auction listing highlights built-in storage throughout the property, including bookshelves in one of the downstairs rooms and wardrobes in the bedrooms, and notes that the internal layout could accommodate a range of future uses. The site was previously used as office space and is currently empty; the agent says it could be converted into a large family home, divided into flats or turned into a house in multiple occupation (HMO), or redeveloped or extended subject to planning permission.
The property is located on Longton Road, within easy reach of Stoke-on-Trent railway station and major routes including the M6. Nearby towns named in the listing include Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Longton and Hanley.
Town and Country Property Auctions describes the plot as "an exciting development or investment opportunity in the heart of sought-after Trentham," and says the freehold detached building "offers immense potential" for buyers seeking a flexible project in a prime location. The presence of original police-era features is likely to be a notable talking point for prospective purchasers and may influence proposals for conversion or reuse.
The property was sold under the hammer earlier in the year at auction, and the current listing sets out the asking price and potential for change of use subject to the usual local authority consents. Interested parties were advised to consult the auctioneer for further details on viewing, legal packs and planning possibilities.