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Get startedHillside Farm Cottage is a detached house in Risley, Derby, Derby (DE72 3SW). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 14 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Hillside Farm Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Side and rear of property
TWO-STOREY SIDE & REAR EXTENSIONS TO DWELLING (RE-SUBMISSION OF 0313/0024)
Hillside Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
On epc rating, Hillside Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Friesland School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two-storey Side & Rear Extensions To Dwelling
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 3SW: £290,000 (2025–2019).
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
DE72 3LU
Closest school
0.2 km
Friesland School. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB