What type of property is Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ last sold for £725,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £399,950 in July 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 2008 and August 2022, Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ rose from £399,950 to £725,000, a change of £325,050. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ have?

The current EPC rating for Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. It has dropped from a C recorded in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (1,572 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GL15 4AJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ heated?

The latest EPC at Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side extension and two-storey extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ is in council tax band D.

Where is Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ located?

Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ sits in Blakeney. It falls within the GL15 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

What is crime like near Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

Police records around Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

The closest primary school to Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ is Blakeney Primary School (1.4km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ?

The closest bus stop to Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, GL15 4AJ is Triangle, 214m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

146 m²

1572 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Prospect Cottage

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

Prospect Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blakeney (GL15 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 146 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 143% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £725,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Prospect Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Apr 2022

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from May 2012

Main Fuel

OilCommunity

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Roof

AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Apr 2022from Apr 2022

EPC improved fromC69toD55

Main Fuel

CommunityOil

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Prospect Cottage, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Prospect Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

Aug 2020
Conditions
In report
Discharge of condition 05 (retaining wall details) of planning permission P1758/19/FUL.
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
P0070/20/DISCON
View planning record
Jan 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a ground floor side extension with associated alterations.
Documents
18 docs on file
Reference
P1758/19/FUL
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on Prospect Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£707,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£725,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

29 August 2022Most recent
£725,000
+70.6%over 7 years
4 November 2014
£425,000
+6.3%over 6 years
9 July 2008
£399,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 4AJ: £415,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in GL15 4AJ

On the street

Versus other Brains Green homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Prospect Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,966

Street avg £2,310

Strongly above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Blakeney report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL15 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL15 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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