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About Lilac Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lilac Cottage is a detached house in Hales, Market Drayton, Market Drayton (TF9 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (187 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £460,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lilac Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lilac Cottage, Hales, Market Drayton, TF9 2PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lilac Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2015ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification of a single storey rear extension measuring 4.85m in depth, maximum height of 4.0m and 2.1m to the eaves
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2024)
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lilac Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 38 (F)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 239 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 16.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TF9 2PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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