11 Water Lane, Cottingham, Market Harborough, LE16 8XU

11 Water Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Cottingham, Market Harborough, Market Harborough (LE16 8XU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 472.5% above the 2000 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 67.7% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.