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About 1 Old Smithy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Old Smithy Cottage is a semi-detached house in Alton Priors, Marlborough, Marlborough (SN8 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £367,500.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Old Smithy Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Old Smithy Cottage, Alton Priors, Marlborough, SN8 4JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 1 Old Smithy Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2009Tree WorksTreesApprove with Conditions
Fell wild plum/damson tree and Holly tree. Tidy up hedgerow and encourage native shrubs.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£367,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 1 Old Smithy Cottage, Alton Priors, Marlborough, SN8 4JX
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 1 Old Smithy Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,273
Street avg £2,936
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
2/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 SN8 4JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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