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5 sales on record
About Bay Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bay Cottage is a detached house in Draycott, Cheddar, Cheddar (BS27 3TA). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £422,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bay Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Bay Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£422,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bay Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Bay Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,550
Street avg £2,820
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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 Cheddar district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS27 3TA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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