Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flax Cottage, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Flax Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flax Cottage is a detached house in Newborough, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE13 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 11.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £396,000 in January 2024.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 March 2032
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flax Cottage, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Flax Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flax Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.3% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2024)
£396,000
Growth on file: -4.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
19 January 2024Most recent
£396,000
-6.8%over 1 year16 June 2022
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE13 8SU: £443,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in DE13 8SU
Foxleigh Meadow, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Sold Feb 2026
£1,080,0004 Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Sold Oct 2025
£443,000The Maples, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Sold Mar 2022
£875,000Meadow View, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Sold Nov 2020
£160,000Silbury, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Sold Jun 2018
£480,000
Versus other Yoxall Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Flax Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,701
Street avg £3,411
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burton On Trent district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
161/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Hollybush Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Needwood CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE13 8SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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