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Get startedVine Farm Cottage is a detached house in Morcott, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 9DG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (203 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 No. Ash tree, first on Left Hand Side of driveway. Tree is dying, requires felling & removal
Vine Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£179,000
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.
Vine Farm Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 199 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Willoughby Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in LE15 9DG: £1,025,000 (2024–2023).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Closest school
2.9 km
St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB