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5 sales on record
About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a detached house in Hickling, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 31.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Stubb Road, Hickling, Norwich, NR12 0BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND PITCHED ROOFS TO FLAT-ROOFED EXTENSIONS
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2017)
£257,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Stubb Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,259
Street avg £1,960
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 0BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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