2 Ivy Cottages, Isley Walton, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RL

2 Ivy Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Castle Donington, Derby, Derby (DE74 2RL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. Across 2009–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 80% above the 2010 sale of £140,000. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.