The Cottage, Crown Lane Gardens, Crown Lane, Lambeth, London, SW16 3HZ

The Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 3HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since March 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 143% above the 2004 sale of £263,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).