Lode Cottage, Low Side, Upwell, Wisbech, PE14 9BB

Lode Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Upwell, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2006–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 109.2% above the 2008 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.