Brooklyn, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0AZ
About Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a detached house in Elm, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2024–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 53.1% above the 2024 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £160,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Brooklyn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Brooklyn has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2025OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Erect an outbuilding
- Agent
- Bright Building Solutions
- Council
- 24/0936/PEND
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- F/YR25/0026/CERTP
- Mar 2025Change of UseOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Change of use of class C3 (dwelling house) to class C3b (use as a dwelling house by not more than six residents living together as a single household, including a household where care is provided for residents)
- Agent
- Bright Building Solutions
- Council
- 24/0910/PEND
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- F/YR25/0025/CERTP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Brooklyn
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Brooklyn changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 1 year.
£160,000
Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
21 October 2024Most recent
£160,000
+14.3%8 May 2024
£140,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in PE14 0AZ: £181,248 (2024–1998).
Everything we know about Brooklyn, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Begdale Road homes
On years held, Brooklyn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£988
Street avg £2,021
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
1.4 km
Elm CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB