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About 1 Blacksmith Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Blacksmith Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh, Reigate, Reigate (RH2 8NN). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £565,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Tapners Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Blacksmith Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,209
Street avg £4,904
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH2 8NN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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