1 Plumtree Cottages, Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HL
About 1 Plumtree Cottages
1 Plumtree Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Shardlow, Derby, Derby (DE72 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 4-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 50 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 39.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Plumtree Cottages sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
4 applications on record at 1 Plumtree Cottages, Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HL
- Sept 2012RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replacement of 3 no timber doors and 9 no. timber windows to the front, side and rear elevations with PVC doors and windows
New Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00673/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2017Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2017Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 September 2007Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 2HL: £158,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DE72 2HL
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£158,0002 Cavendish Cottages, Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HL
Sold Sept 2021
£157,5001 Cavendish Cottages, Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HL
Sold Sept 2021
£150,000Cavendish Lodge, Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HL
Sold Mar 2019
£249,000
Versus other Cavendish Bridge homes
On epc rating, 1 Plumtree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,800
Street avg £2,712
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cavendish Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Shardlow Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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