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1 planning record
About Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Garden Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Alby, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 38.9% above the 2015 sale price. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015).
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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Garden 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Garden Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2016ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of extensions to side and rear of dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2015)
£280,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alby Hill homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Garden Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,256
Street avg £3,683
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.2 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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