Ivy Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
About Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7LG). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 199% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £820,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Ivy Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
1 application on record at Ivy Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
- Mar 2023OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Detached timber garden building
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/23/0329
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£763,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£820,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2022Most recent
£820,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7LG: £282,500 (2021–2000).
Nearby sales in NR11 7LG
Church 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
£76,000Victoria Cottage, Church Street, Plumstead, Norwich, NR11 7LG
Sold Jul 1996
£71,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Ivy Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,655
Street avg £2,138
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







