Church Cottage, Main Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0AB
About Church Cottage
Church Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Elm, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 32.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of single-storey extension and conservatory to rear of existing dwelling
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/YR06/1258/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Church Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2018Most recent
£170,000
+261.7%over 21 years29 November 1996
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 0AB: £217,000 (2025–2023).
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£217,000The Bell Inn, Main Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0AB
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£300,000
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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 Main Road homes
Years Held for Church Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,932
Street avg £1,794
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Elm CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB