Cotchet Farmhouse, Blackdown, Haslemere, GU27 3BS
About Cotchet Farmhouse
Cotchet Farmhouse is a detached house in Haslemere (GU27 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 287 m² (around 3089 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,448,000 is 21.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 287 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (339 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold February 2022 for £2,008,880. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cotchet Farmhouse'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 improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
Cotchet Farmhouse has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
New window and door openings and alterations to roof of the garage/workshop building. New internal access to bat roof (alternative to permission SDNP/23/05163/LIS).
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/24/02272/LIS
- Sept 2024RenovationFullIn report
New window and door openings and alterations to roof of the garage/workshop building. New internal access to bat roof (alternative to permission SDNP/23/05161/HOUS).
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/24/02270/HOUS
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£2,448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.
£2,008,880
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2022Most recent
£2,008,880
+33.9%over 11 years9 June 2010
£1,500,000
+114.3%over 10 years30 August 1999
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU27 3BS: £800,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in GU27 3BS
1 Blackdown Hill Cottages, Blackdown, Haslemere, GU27 3BS
Sold Sept 2023
£800,000Meadow Cottage, Blackdown, Haslemere, GU27 3BS
Sold Nov 2020
£800,000Leverton, Blackdown, Haslemere, GU27 3BS
Sold Apr 2017
£3,850,000Upper Blackdown House, Blackdown, Haslemere, GU27 3BS
Sold Aug 2010
£2,950,0002 Blackdown Hill Cottages, Blackdown, Haslemere, GU27 3BS
Sold Jul 2006
£337,000
Everything we know about Cotchet Farmhouse, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Blackdown homes
On years held, Cotchet Farmhouse runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,000
Street avg £4,693
Floor Area
287 m²
Street avg 404 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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
1.8 km
Fernhurst School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Fernhurst Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB