Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Driftway Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Driftway Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Driftway Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bessingham, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7JR). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £679,000 is 41.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Driftway Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2025
Current Certificate
Nov 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 November 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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
Applications and permits filed against Driftway Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Driftway Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Driftway Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
1decisions1extensions4documents
- Nov 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/05/1708
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Driftway Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£679,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2016Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7JR: £415,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in NR11 7JR
Loke Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
Sold Mar 2021
£415,000Garden Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
Sold Feb 2021
£625,000Rectory Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
Sold Aug 2017
£612,000Finch Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
Sold Mar 2017
£370,000Fiddlers Haven, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR
Sold Feb 2017
£673,000
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Driftway Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,440
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 12.7 t/year
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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
51/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.9 km
Gresham Village School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR11 7JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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