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About Rainbow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rainbow Cottage is a semi-detached house in Buxton, Norwich, Norwich (NR10 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 17.1% below the 2022 sale of £275,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 107.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 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.
Rainbow Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2022)
£275,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Crown Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Rainbow Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,526
Street avg £2,463
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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 Norwich district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR10 5EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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