Marlpit Cottage, Alton Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DH

Marlpit Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter (ST14 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 311 m² (around 3348 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 48), 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 Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 311 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 sits 136.1% above the 2010 sale of £288,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.