Barge Cottage, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0BE
About Barge Cottage
Barge Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Elm, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include notable views.
Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 82.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 117 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold November 2024 for £310,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Barge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Barge Cottage
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 2019.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.7% per year over 5 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 15.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2024Most recent
£310,000
+3.3%over 3 years27 June 2021
£300,000
+114.3%over 2 years13 June 2019
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 0BE: £250,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PE14 0BE
Bandorum, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0BE
Sold Feb 2025
£210,000South View, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0BE
Sold Dec 2021
£287,500Barlee House, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0BE
Sold May 2021
£580,000Border Cottage, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0BE
Sold May 2020
£185,000Bramley House, Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0BE
Sold Feb 2020
£460,000
Everything we know about Barge 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 Begdale Road homes
Price per m² for Barge Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,650
Street avg £1,737
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 197 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.6 km
Elm CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB