5 Old School Cottage, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
About 5 Old School Cottage
5 Old School Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Aldborough, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 59.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2019 for £350,000.
Energy performance
5 Old School Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Old School Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at 5 Old School Cottage, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
- Feb 2008OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT GARAGE
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/07/1909
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2021Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Old School Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 19 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2019Most recent
£350,000
+351.6%over 19 years22 June 2000
£77,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7NR: £300,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in NR11 7NR
Trade Winds, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
Sold Nov 2022
£355,000Manor Farm, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
Sold Sept 2021
£903,0001 Old School Cottage, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
Sold Jun 2019
£290,000Waverley, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
Sold Jan 2018
£300,000Ashford, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7NR
Sold Nov 2015
£185,000
Versus the street
On years held, 5 Old School Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,756
Street avg £1,756
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
Closest school
0.9 km
Aldborough Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







