Gamekeepers Cottage, Main Street, Cotesbach, Lutterworth, LE17 4HX

Gamekeepers Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Cotesbach, Lutterworth, Lutterworth (LE17 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 12 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 3 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension, partial demolition and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 is 16.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.