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Get startedThe Key Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Dodford, Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove (B61 9BG). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 is 49.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
The Key Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2019
The Key Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for Construction of a single storey garage building
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£748,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£499,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On years held, The Key Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,974
Street avg £3,201
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Proposed lawful development certificate for construction of a single storey permitted development garage building
2 more applications for this property
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20 November 2009Most recent
£499,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B61 9BG: £325,000 (2025–2014).
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Sold May 2025
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Sold Jul 2024
2 Whinfield Road Dodford Bromsgrove
Sold Aug 2019
1 Whinfield Road Dodford Bromsgrove
Sold Jul 2019
Orchard Cottage Whinfield Road Dodford Bromsgrove
Sold Oct 2011
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
B61 9LB
Closest school
0.9 km
Dodford First School. 7 schools nearby.
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