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About 3 Old School Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Old School Cottages is a semi-detached house in Alkham, Dover, Dover (CT15 7QH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Dover HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 13.2% below the 2022 sale of £370,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Old School Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Old School Cottages, Alkham, Dover, CT15 7QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2019Tree WorksTreesRaise No Objection
Reduce in height one Norway Spruce by 2.5 metres and thin crown by 20%
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2022)
£370,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT15 7QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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