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About 1 Blackswan Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Blackswan Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Hougham, Dover, Dover (CT15 7BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Dover HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £260,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 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.
Price for 1 Blackswan Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£260,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 1 Blackswan Cottages, The Street, West Hougham, Dover, CT15 7BQ
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT15 7BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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