Latin Cottage, Derby Road, Risley, Derby, DE72 3SU
About Latin Cottage
Latin Cottage is a detached house in Risley, Derby, Derby (DE72 3SU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Latin Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history at Latin Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Latin Cottage, Derby Road, Risley, Derby, DE72 3SU
- Jan 2015Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
POLLARD OAK TREE
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 1214/1503
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latin Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£337,000
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 DE72 3SU: £450,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in DE72 3SU
Versus other Derby Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Latin Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Meadow View Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB







