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Christmas Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Christmas Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Christmas Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Alby, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 12.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £530,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Christmas Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Aug 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 August 2031

4 years remaining
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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 Christmas Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Christmas Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

2 applications on record at Christmas Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ

2decisions2extensions
  1. Jul 2002
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    ERECTION OF SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Reference
    PF/02/0958
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£595,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£530,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 February 2022Most recent

    £530,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7PJ: £577,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Alby Hill homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Christmas Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,869

Street avg £4,042

Below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 124 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 9.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Christmas Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Ferndale Cottage, The Street, Little Barningham

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Area

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.
Full Norwich report

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

0.2 km

Aldborough Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR11 7PJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR11 7PJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR11 7PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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