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About Little Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Little Cottage is a detached house in Hale, Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe (LA7 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 17.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 13.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 148.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2022 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Little Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Little Cottage, Hale, Milnthorpe, LA7 7BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Two storey rear extension & single storey side extension with 1st floor roof terrace with glazed balustrade
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.4% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2022)
£335,000
Growth on file: 17.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Little Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,851
Street avg £2,065
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Milnthorpe district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA7 7BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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