Crossing Cottage is a detached house in Nottingham (NG2 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 87.3% above the 2012 sale of £86,500. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Crossing Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 14 years.
£86,500
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 14 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Crossing Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Racecourse Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension and installation of a new doorway.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension.
17 October 2012Most recent
£86,500
+0.6%over 11 years21 June 2001
£86,000
+26.5%over 2 years19 February 1999
£68,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in NG2 4BD: £31,750 (2000–1999).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Closest school
0.5 km
Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy. 29 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB