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 £202,000 is 44.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 January 2027
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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.
£202,000
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
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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
83/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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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