Rosemary Cottage, Keswick Road, Bacton, Norwich, NR12 0HE

Rosemary Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bacton, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0HE). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 21.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 694.7% above the 2000 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 85.8% below the postcode norm. At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.