Woodbine Cottage, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
About Woodbine Cottage
Woodbine Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Blakeney (GL15 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £552,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Woodbine Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2008OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a summer house.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P0544/08/FUL
- Mar 2008PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of an entrance porch.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P0055/08/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 15 years.
£552,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£552,000
+33.0%over 7 years10 January 2014
£415,000
+48.2%over 7 years14 December 2006
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 4AJ: £415,000 (2023–2020).
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
£725,000Lynhurst, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Mar 2021
£380,000Fir Tree House, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Dec 2020
£425,000The Bungalow, Brains Green, Blakeney, GL15 4AJ
Sold Jun 2018
£321,000
Versus other Brains Green homes
On years held, Woodbine Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,029
Street avg £2,365
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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







