4 Plumtree Cottages, Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HL

4 Plumtree Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shardlow, Derby, Derby (DE72 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £158,000 — fresh data. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.