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About Melrose Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Melrose Cottage is a detached house in Eccles-On-Sea, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0TB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since October 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 sits 267.9% above the 2004 sale of £65,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 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.
Melrose Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2004).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2004)
£65,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cross Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Melrose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£780
Street avg £1,603
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
2.8 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 0TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
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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