Ferndean Bungalow, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
About Ferndean Bungalow
Ferndean Bungalow is a detached house in Blakeney (GL15 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since November 2017. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 46), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 sits 239.3% above the 2000 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 72.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
Energy performance
Ferndean Bungalow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Jul 2004FullIn report
Erection of a replacement garage/carport/workshop
- Reference
- P0788/04/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Ferndean Bungalow's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.7% per year over 2 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 21.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2000Most recent
£145,000
+45.1%over 1 year8 January 1999
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 4AJ: £415,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in GL15 4AJ
Crookham Cottage, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Jul 2023
£400,000Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Aug 2022
£725,000Woodbine Cottage, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Jun 2021
£552,000Lynhurst, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Mar 2021
£380,000Fir Tree House, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Dec 2020
£425,000
Versus other Brains Green homes
EPC Rating for Ferndean Bungalow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£767
Street avg £2,557
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Triangle — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Blakeney Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







