Marshland Villa Cottage, School Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, PE14 8JR

Marshland Villa Cottage is a detached house in Marshland St. James, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 31% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 90% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £255,000.