Bure Cottage, Boat Dyke Lane, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3AZ
About Bure Cottage
Bure Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Acle, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 5 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. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 28% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Bure Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019PorchFullIn report
Replacement of Glazed Entrance Porch/Walkway & Erection of Conservatory to Rear
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20182003
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 19 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2017Most recent
£465,000
+154.8%over 17 years3 November 1999
£182,500
+23.3%over 10 months7 January 1999
£148,000
+12.1%over 1 year4 November 1997
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3AZ: £335,000 (2022–1998).
Nearby sales in NR13 3AZ
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Boat Dyke Lane homes
On epc rating, Bure Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,193
Street avg £3,039
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Acle Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Acle Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB