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3 sales on record
About Waterside Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Waterside Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hickling, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £870,000 — fresh data. At 236 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (195 m² median across 4 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Waterside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Waterside Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2025)
£870,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hill Common homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Waterside Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,686
Street avg £2,869
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 0BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
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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