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About Bear Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bear Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in East Ruston, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 118.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
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
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bear Cottage, Chequers Street, East Ruston, Norwich, NR12 9JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Bear Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2024ExtensionConditionsApprove
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Demolition of single storey extension and erection of two and part single storey extension; detached double garage/car port within garden without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PF/22/0347 to allow change of external materials on garage from flint to timber cladding to match extension, and replace oak supports with brick piers at front of garage
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chequers Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Bear Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,478
Street avg £2,700
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 128 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
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 9JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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