Wren Cottage, Mariners Hill, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NB
About Wren Cottage
Wren Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blakeney, Holt, Holt (NR25 7NB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 117), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 10.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£661/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £420,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Wren Cottage has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension, replacement windows & garden wall
- Agent
- SMG Architects
New Windows- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/20/1387
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 2020Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR25 7NB: £415,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in NR25 7NB
5 Mariners Hill, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NB
Sold Mar 2024
£597,000Blackbird Cottage, Mariners Hill, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NB
Sold May 2021
£490,000Robin Cottage, Mariners Hill, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NB
Sold Jan 2003
£225,000The Caulking House, Mariners Hill, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NB
Sold Sept 2001
£190,0006 Mariners Hill, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NB
Sold Jan 2001
£192,000
Everything we know about Wren Cottage, 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 Mariners Hill homes
On co₂ emissions, Wren Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,119
Street avg £3,696
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB