Folly Cottage, Eagle Road, Erpingham, Norwich, NR11 7AD

Folly Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Erpingham, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 19.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 79% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.