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Elm Cottage, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 12
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Elm Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Elm Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Banningham, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 71 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £219,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Elm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G12
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elm Cottage, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elm Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Elm Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£219,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 October 2021Most recent

    £219,000

    +277.9%over 21 years

  2. 14 October 1999

    £57,950

    +70.4%over 3 years

  3. 20 December 1995

    £34,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7DY: £298,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Colby Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Elm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,085

Street avg £2,788

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Elm Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£225k

1 Cromer Cottage, Cromer Road, Erpingham

NR11 7QE

2 bed
£292k

1 Elm Farm Bungalows, Felmingham Road, Suffield

NR11 7EN

2 bed1 bath
£298k

1 Aldborough Road, Calthorpe

NR11 7QP

2 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Ferndale Cottage, The Street, Little Barningham

NR11 7AG

2 bed2 bath
£364k

1 Chapel Yard, The Street, Little Barningham

NR11 7AG

2 bed1 bath
£226k

1 Birch Court, Jubilee Close, Erpingham

NR11 7NQ

3 bed
£268k

1 Bridge Road, Colby

NR11 7EA

3 bed
£276k

1 Cherrytree Road, Plumstead

NR11 7LQ

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Norwich report

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.

Closest school

1.3 km

Colby Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR11 7DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR11 7DY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR11 7DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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