Cricketts Cottage, Burton Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AP

Cricketts Cottage is a detached house in Acresford, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 54.3% above the 2016 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 32.6% below the postcode norm. At 166 m² it sits well below the postcode median (245 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 years since the last transfer (January 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.