Blacksmiths Cottage, School Road, St Johns Fen End, Wisbech, PE14 7SJ
About Blacksmiths Cottage
Blacksmiths Cottage is a semi-detached house in St. Johns Fen End, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 69% above the 2024 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 32% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £100,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Blacksmiths Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Blacksmiths Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2024Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 7SJ: £333,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in PE14 7SJ
Ashfield House, School Road, St Johns Fen End, Wisbech, PE14 7SJ
Sold Oct 2025
£363,000Walnut House, School Road, St Johns Fen End, Wisbech, PE14 7SJ
Sold Jun 2023
£531,000Paddock View, School Road, St Johns Fen End, Wisbech, PE14 7SJ
Sold May 2023
£333,0002 The Gambles, School Road, St Johns Fen End, Wisbech, PE14 7SJ
Sold Apr 2023
£235,000Fen End House, School Road, St Johns Fen End, Wisbech, PE14 7SJ
Sold Mar 2019
£240,000
Everything we know about Blacksmiths 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other School Road homes
Blacksmiths Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,031
Street avg £1,749
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
1.8 km
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB