The Cottage, Furnace Valley, Blakeney, GL15 4DH
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Blakeney (GL15 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2017–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 40.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 14 EPCs). Last sale on file: £253,000 in June 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.7% per year over 1 year.
£253,000
Growth on file: 22.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 June 2018Most recent
£253,000
+29.7%over 1 year21 March 2017
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 4DH: £330,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GL15 4DH
Avalon, Furnace Valley, Blakeney, GL15 4DH
Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Jan 2024
£175,000Chez Nous, Furnace Valley, Blakeney, GL15 4DH
Sold Oct 2022
£330,0002 Furnace Valley, Blakeney, GL15 4DH
Sold Mar 2022
£225,100Greenacre Cottage, Furnace Valley, Blakeney, GL15 4DH
Sold Jun 2021
£375,000
Versus other Furnace Valley homes
EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,244
Street avg £3,331
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.1 km
Furness Valley — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Blakeney Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







