Valentine Cottage, Cromwell Road, Marlow, SL7 1BQ
About Valentine Cottage
Valentine Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Marlow (SL7 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 858 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £710,000 is 29.1% above the 2010 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Valentine 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at Valentine Cottage.
- Aug 2010AmendmentIn report
Proposed non-material amendment to permission for (erection of part single/part two storey rear extension, creation of a new access & erection of 2m high gates to front) granted under 10/05125/FUL
- Agent
- Trevor Bowness and Co
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/06540/MINAMD
- Jun 2010ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 5 of planning ref 10/05125/FUL to read 'When begun, the new means of Access shall be laid out in accordance with the approved drawing and constructed in accordance with Buckinghamshire County Council's guide note "Private Vehicular Access within High Limits" 2001' and removal of condition 6 (scheme for parking and manoeuvring)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/05947/VCDN
What's in Valentine Cottage, Cromwell Road, Marlow, SL7 1BQ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£710,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,055
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2010Most recent
£550,055
Median price across the last 1 sales in SL7 1BQ: £280,000 (1998–1998).
Nearby sales in SL7 1BQ
Everything we know about Valentine Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School. 11 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB