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About Shortacres Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shortacres Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Crowborough (TN6 3SP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (226 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £400,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Shortacres Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Shortacres Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Broom Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Shortacres Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £4,625
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 256 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Crowborough district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN6 3SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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