Fir Tree Cottage, Corton, Warminster, BA12 0SZ
About Fir Tree Cottage
Fir Tree Cottage is a detached house in Corton, Warminster, Warminster (BA12 0SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 254 m² (around 2734 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 254 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 17 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £950,000.
Energy performance
Fir Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Horse Chestnut over garage. Reduce the height of tree by approx 5 metres and spread over garage by 2 metres. T2 London Plane, reduce the height by half. Pruning by utilities company has left the trees unbalanced.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/08764
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
1. Various Tree Works As Listed on Application
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/02743
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Sales history & valuation
Fir Tree Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£865,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 26 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2024Most recent
£950,000
+21.0%over 16 years3 October 2007
£785,000
+35.9%over 3 years18 August 2004
£577,500
+83.3%over 5 years29 July 1999
£315,000
+28.6%over 1 year11 December 1997
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA12 0SZ: £295,000 (2025–2022).
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£295,000Manor Farm House, Corton, Warminster, BA12 0SZ
Sold May 2024
£750,000Saracens House, Corton, Warminster, BA12 0SZ
Sold Oct 2022
£1,560,000
Versus the street
CO₂ Emissions for Fir Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,740
Street avg £3,545
Floor Area
254 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Heytesbury Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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