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3 sales on record
About Buttercross Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Buttercross Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Barrow, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1134 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2018 for £420,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Buttercross Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Buttercross Cottage, Main Street, Barrow, Oakham, LE15 7PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2008ExtensionApprove
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of two storey annex to rear of property and construction of extension to rear (south-west) elevation.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2018)
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Buttercross Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,988
Street avg £3,110
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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 Oakham 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE15 7PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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