Poplar Cottage, Burcombe Lane, Burcombe, Salisbury, SP2 0EN
About Poplar Cottage
Poplar Cottage is a detached house in Burcombe, Salisbury, Salisbury (SP2 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold September 2024 for £620,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Poplar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Poplar Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Poplar Cottage, Burcombe Lane, Burcombe, Salisbury, SP2 0EN
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2005/0354
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2022Decision
- Garage ConversionApr 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Poplar Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2005.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2024Most recent
£620,000
+55.0%over 9 years8 October 2014
£400,000
+12.7%over 8 years18 May 2006
£355,000
+73.2%over 1 year2 February 2005
£205,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SP2 0EN: £178,000 (2011–1997).
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Burcombe Turn Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Wilton CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







