3 Cross Plains Cottage, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
About 3 Cross Plains Cottage
3 Cross Plains Cottage is a semi-detached house in Needwood, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE13 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 2397.8% above the 2015 sale of £11,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 92.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. At 68 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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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
1 application on record at 3 Cross Plains Cottage, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
- Jun 2020FullOutcome in report
Installation of a package treatment plant
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2020/00446
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Cross Plains Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£11,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 October 2015Most recent
£11,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE13 9PD: £685,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in DE13 9PD
Forest View House, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Sept 2022
£2,899,998North Lodge, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Dec 2020
£685,000St Georges Court, Unit 2, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Mar 2019
£257,200South Lodge, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Jul 2015
£270,000West Winds, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Apr 2006
£245,000
Versus other Newborough Road homes
On price per m², 3 Cross Plains Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£165
Street avg £11,340
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
New Inn Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
All Saints CofE (C) Primary School. 2 schools 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







