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16 planning records
About Abbey Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Abbey Farm is a detached house in Alby, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 266 m² (around 2863 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 266 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 16 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Abbey Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Abbey Farm, Alby Common, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Abbey Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2024ConditionsCondition Discharge Reply
Discharge of conditions 4 (date of commencement), 5 (external lighting) & 7 (joinery sections) of planning permission PF/23/2665 (Erection of single storey dwelling to replace agricultural building that previously occupied the site)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Abbey Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Alby Common homes
Three headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Abbey Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 81 (C)
Floor Area
266 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR11 7HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
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