Sloe Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
About Sloe Cottage
Sloe Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Alby, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £577,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Sloe Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Sloe Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Sloe Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension with balcony
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/11/0237
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentJun 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.
£577,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2023Most recent
£577,000
+40.7%over 5 years7 September 2017
£410,000
+47.7%over 10 years8 October 2006
£277,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7PJ: £450,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NR11 7PJ
The Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
Sold May 2024
£450,000Flint Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
Sold Jul 2023
£369,000The Crest, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
Sold Jun 2023
£680,000Christmas Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
Sold Feb 2022
£530,000Garden Cottage, Alby Hill, Alby, Norwich, NR11 7PJ
Sold Jun 2015
£280,000
Versus other Alby Hill homes
Sloe Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,188
Street avg £3,692
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 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.
Closest school
0.2 km
Aldborough Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







