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Get startedTop Cottage is a detached house in Barnsdale, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 8AB). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 215 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (176 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Top Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
Construction of extension to the existing garage. Alterations to 2 No. first floor windows on the south elevation of the dwellinghouse.
Top Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£905,000
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, Top Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 35 (F)
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 16.4 t/year
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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 2 sales in LE15 8AB: £793,515 (2024–2002).
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Barnsdale Avenue — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB