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About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in East Ruston, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Chequers Street, East Ruston, Norwich, NR12 9JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Orchard Cottage.
- Aug 2004ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Chequers Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
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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.
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.
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