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5 sales on record
About 1 Fern Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Fern Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bacton, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0HB). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2010, 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 £211,000 sits 50.7% above the 2016 sale of £140,000. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Fern Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2020
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 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2016)
£140,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Walcott Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1 Fern Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,152
Street avg £2,255
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 116 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 0HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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