Cottage Farm, Main Street, Caldwell, Swadlincote, DE12 6RR
About Cottage Farm
Cottage Farm is a detached house in Caldwell, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 6RR). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cottage Farm'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cottage Farm has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Cottage Farm
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cottage Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in DE12 6RR: £283,000 (2023–2004).
Everything we know about Cottage Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Main Street homes
Cottage Farm is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 224 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 16.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.0 km
The Royal Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Rosliston CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB