What type of property is Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR?

Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR?

Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR last sold for £480,000 in June 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR?

The current EPC rating for Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR?

Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (1,679 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR heated?

The latest EPC at Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR have?

Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR has council approval for single-storey extension granted in November 2005 under ref. PF/05/1708. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR located?

Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR sits in Bessingham, Norwich, Norwich. It falls within the NR11 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR?

Police records around Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR?

The closest primary school to Driftway Cottage, The Street, NR11 7JR is Gresham Village School and Nursery (1.9km).

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Driftway Cottage, The Street, Bessingham, Norwich, NR11 7JR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

156 m²

1679 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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 £688,000 is 43.3% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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Energy

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

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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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

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

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Nov 2005
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
PF/05/1708
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Price

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

£688,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 189 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 12.7 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

1.9 km

Gresham Village School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR11 7JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

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