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6 sales on record
About East Side Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
East Side Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hempstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 9.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 89.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £415,000 in November 2024.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
East Side Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Dec 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against East Side Cottage, Heath Road, Hempstead, Norwich, NR12 0SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2019AnnexFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension (Garden Room) and single storey side extension to form annexe
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
East Side Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2024)
£415,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Heath Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, East Side Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 0SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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