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Get startedThe Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Dodford, Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove (B61 9AT). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 67.3% above the 2011 sale of £300,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. At 97 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
The Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 30 (F)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Doctors Hill — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Erect a stable block and create hard standing area (as amended by plans received on: 24/11/2005).
2 more applications for this property
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16 August 2011Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in B61 9AT: £400,000 (2024–2000).
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
B61 9HR
Closest school
1.2 km
The Orchards School. 11 schools nearby.
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