The Cottage, Church Square, Blakeney, GL15 4DX

The Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Blakeney (GL15 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 493 m² (around 5307 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. At 493 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 sits 209.2% above the 2010 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 72.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.