3 Cotterell S Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4JR

3 Cotterell S Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (198 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 19.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016.