Old Silk Mill, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
About Old Silk Mill
Old Silk Mill is a detached house in Blockley, Moreton-In-Marsh, Moreton In Marsh (GL56 9DY). It has a recorded floor area of 391 m² (around 4209 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 391 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,517,000 sits 50.7% above the 2020 sale of £1,670,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,670,000 in February 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old Silk Mill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Silk Mill has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2020AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendments to Permission 17/02162/FUL - sitting room in lieu of storage area and variation of wording of Condition 6 to allow non-flush rooflights
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00906/NONMAT
- Nov 2016AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the use of a parcel of land as residential curtilage
- Agent
- Martin Overbury
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03851/CLEUD
What's in Old Silk Mill, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Old Silk Mill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 6 years.
£1,670,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2020Most recent
£1,670,000
+17.2%over 5 years20 August 2014
£1,425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL56 9DY: £499,999 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in GL56 9DY
Sheafhouse Cottage, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
Sold Sept 2021
£387,000Lions House, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
Sold Nov 2020
£985,0001 Gable Mews, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
Sold Sept 2012
£499,9992 Gable Mews, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
Sold Jul 2012
£548,000Orchard Cottage, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
Sold Sept 2011
£495,000
Everything we know about Old Silk Mill, in one report
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Versus other Draycott Road homes
Floor Area for Old Silk Mill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,271
Street avg £3,396
Floor Area
391 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Springfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Blockley Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB