Hillside Cottage, Glebe Lane, Barnet, EN5 3JY
About Hillside Cottage
Hillside Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnet (EN5 3JY). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £957,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Hillside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Hillside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Hillside Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£918,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 29 years.
£957,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2025Most recent
£957,000
+40.9%over 21 years23 January 2004
£679,000
+168.9%over 7 years29 November 1996
£252,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN5 3JY: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Glebe Lane homes
On years held, Hillside Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,596
Street avg £6,675
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glebe Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Whitings Hill Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB