Box Cottage, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH
About Box Cottage
Box Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Blockley, Moreton-In-Marsh, Moreton In Marsh (GL56 9HH). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,043,000 is 42.9% above the 2010 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Box Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
Box Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of extension to rear
- Agent
- Mr Jonathan Stackhouse
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02804/FUL
- Feb 2011RenovationFullIn report
Removal of external door to utility room and replace with window, and apply new surface to flat roof over utility room
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00034/FUL
What's in Box Cottage, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Box Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,043,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£730,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2010Most recent
£730,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL56 9HH: £532,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in GL56 9HH
1 Red Lion Steps, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH
Sold Sept 2024
£500,000Dorn Cottage, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH
Sold Nov 2021
£625,000Birch Cottage, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH
Sold Aug 2020
£532,000Dower House, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH
Sold Aug 2019
£587,5002 Red Lion Steps, High Street, Blockley, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 9HH
Sold Jul 2011
£280,000
Everything we know about Box 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 High Street homes
Price per m² for Box Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,782
Street avg £4,429
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.7 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB