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5 sales on record
About Larch Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Larch Cottage is a semi-detached house in Dunley, Whitchurch, Whitchurch (RG28 7PU). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £695,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Larch Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Larch Cottage, Dunley, Whitchurch, RG28 7PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Larch Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2016OutbuildingFullGranted
Erection of a detached garden room/office
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Larch Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2025)
£695,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Larch Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,572
Street avg £4,800
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 249 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Whitchurch district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG28 7PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
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