Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Carpenters Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Carpenters Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Carpenters Cottage is a detached house in Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7LG). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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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.
Carpenters 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2025
Current Certificate
Apr 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 April 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Carpenters Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Carpenters 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Carpenters Cottage 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£482,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7LG: £371,250 (2022–2004).
Nearby sales in NR11 7LG
Ivy Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Sold Jun 2022
£820,000Church Farmhouse, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Sold Oct 2021
£925,000St Michaels Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Sold May 2020
£371,250Jasmine House, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Sold Feb 2009
£250,000Tudor Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Sold Apr 2000
£76,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Carpenters Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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 7LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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