Higher Collard Cottage, Collard Lane, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HU

Higher Collard Cottage is a detached house in Wotter, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £724,000 is 45.5% above the 2007 sale price.