Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
About Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage
Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage is a detached house in Needwood, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE13 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,085 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£582,000
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 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
£257,2003 Cross Plains Cottage, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Oct 2015
£11,250South Lodge, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton On Trent, DE13 9PD
Sold Jul 2015
£270,000
Versus other Newborough Road homes
Lower Linbrook Farm Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
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







