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1 planning record
About Top Merrill Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Top Merrill Cottage is a detached house in Belton, Loughborough, Loughborough (LE12 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Top Merrill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Top Merrill Cottage, Mill Lane, Belton, Loughborough, LE12 9UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2013ExtensionOutlineNo objection
Replacement of existing lean to structure with new portal framed building and a gable end extension to existing building for hay storage
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Top Merrill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£276,000
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.
Versus other Mill Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Top Merrill Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughborough district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE12 9UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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