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

9 Plumtree Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shardlow, Derby, Derby (DE72 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 176.6% above the 2001 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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.