Knights Cottage, Dunstall, Burton On Trent, DE13 8BE

Knights Cottage is a semi-detached house in Dunstall, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE13 8BE). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood chips.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 sits 90.5% above the 2007 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.