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1 planning record
About Swiss Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Swiss Cottage is a detached house in Old Warden, Biggleswade, Biggleswade (SG18 9HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Swiss Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Swiss Cottage, The Village, Old Warden, Biggleswade, SG18 9HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Swiss Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- May 2000RenovationHeritageListed Building Consent
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: PAINTING OF WINDOW FRAMES AND EXTERIOR WALLS
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Swiss Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other The Village homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Swiss Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Biggleswade district page.
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.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG18 9HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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