Forge Cottage, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
About Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newborough, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE13 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 179 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 22 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
Forge Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 March 2024
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Forge Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Forge Cottage, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
- Jun 2006FullOutcome in report
Retention of a detached garage
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- HO/25719/007
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Forge Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£579,000
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 5 sales in DE13 8SU: £443,000 (2026–2022).
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
£443,000Flax Cottage, Yoxall Road, Newborough, Burton On Trent, DE13 8SU
Sold Jan 2024
£396,000The 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
£160,000
Versus other Yoxall Road homes
On co₂ emissions, Forge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 184 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







