Orchard Cottage, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Blockley, Moreton-In-Marsh, Moreton In Marsh (GL56 9DY). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1192 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 sits 51.1% above the 2011 sale of £495,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension
- Agent
- Richard Merrett
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02635/FUL
- Dec 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove 6 conifers
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/04542/TCONR
What's in Orchard Cottage, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£748,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2011Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL56 9DY: £985,000 (2021–2014).
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
£985,000Old Silk Mill, Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9DY
Sold Feb 2020
£1,670,0001 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
£548,000
Everything we know about Orchard Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Draycott Road homes
On epc rating, Orchard Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,472
Street avg £3,374
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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