Virginia Cottage, Bulwick, Corby, NN17 3DY
3 planning records
About Virginia Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Virginia Cottage is a detached house in Bulwick, Corby, Corby (NN17 3DY). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £530,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Virginia Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Virginia Cottage, Bulwick, Corby, NN17 3DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Virginia Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Rear of property
2 Storey extension to rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Virginia Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£530,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Virginia Cottage, Bulwick, Corby, NN17 3DY
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Virginia Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,994
Street avg £3,403
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Corby district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN17 3DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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