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Blackbird Cottage, Brookfield Lane West, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0QY

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
192 m²
2067 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Blackbird Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Blackbird Cottage is a detached house in Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Waltham Cross (EN8 0QY). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £873,000 sits 195.9% above the 2001 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Blackbird 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blackbird Cottage, Brookfield Lane West, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Blackbird Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Blackbird Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£873,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£295,000

Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 March 2001Most recent

    £295,000

    +55.3%over 3 years

  2. 3 July 1997

    £189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in EN8 0QY: £327,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Brookfield Lane West homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Blackbird Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,536

Street avg £3,620

Strongly below

Floor Area

192 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Blackbird Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£665k

1 Bromleigh Close, Cheshunt

EN8 0RN

4 bed2 bath
£648k

1 Audwick Close, Cheshunt

EN8 0RF

£600k

1 Cordell Close, Cheshunt

EN8 0RJ

£581k

1 Benedictine Gate

EN8 0XB

4 bed1 bath
£550k

1 Ashdown Crescent, Cheshunt

EN8 0RE

£504k

1 Blaxland Terrace, Cheshunt

EN8 0SD

£479k

1 Canons Gate, Cheshunt

EN8 0XP

2 bed1 bath
£470k

1 Cheshunt Folly, Brookfield Lane West, Cheshunt

EN8 0QY

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Waltham Cross district page.
Full Waltham Cross report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brookfield Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Paul's Catholic Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EN8 0QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EN8 0QY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EN8 0QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Blackbird Cottage, Brookfield Lane West, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0QY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.