1 The Smithy, Blakeney, GL15 4DW
About 1 The Smithy
1 The Smithy is an end-of-terrace house in Blakeney (GL15 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in August 2001. At 60 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 sits 218.4% above the 2001 sale of £59,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
1 The Smithy sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 The Smithy has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 The Smithy
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Smithy's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 5 years.
£59,995
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2001Most recent
£59,995
+50.0%over 1 year25 May 2000
£40,000
+33.3%over 3 years27 June 1996
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 4DW: £168,000 (2023–2019).
Versus other The Smithy homes
On epc rating, 1 The Smithy runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,000
Street avg £2,428
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
King's Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blakeney Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB