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Vale Cottage, Main Road, Shelford, Nottingham, NG12 1EE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
169 m²
1819 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Vale Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Vale Cottage is a detached house in Shelford, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG12 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 92.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £485,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Vale 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Vale Cottage, Main Road, Shelford, Nottingham, NG12 1EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Vale Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Vale Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Vale Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£512,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£485,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2022Most recent

    £485,000

    +53.0%over 6 years

  2. 6 January 2016

    £317,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NG12 1EE: £130,000 (2020–2017).

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Vale Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,870

Street avg £1,919

Strongly above

Floor Area

169 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Vale Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£493k

1 Barry Close, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1DY

4 bed2 bath
£489k

1 Hamilton Drive, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1AG

£544k

1 Cliff Way, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1AQ

£441k

1 Clumber Drive, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1DA

3 bed2 bath
£436k

1 Hopewell Close, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1BH

£677k

1 Julian Lane, Shelford

NG12 1EG

4 bed
£384k

1 Fernwood Drive, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1AA

3 bed
£383k

1 Flower Avenue, Radcliffe On Trent

NG12 1EX

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Nottingham district page.
Full Nottingham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Burden Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 km

Burton Joyce Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NG12 1EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NG12 1EE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NG12 1EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Vale Cottage, Main Road, Shelford, Nottingham, NG12 1EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.