1 Holly Cottage, Palmers Lane, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3NU
About 1 Holly Cottage
1 Holly Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Freethorpe, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3NU). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Holly Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Holly Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£420,000
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.
Median price across the last 2 sales in NR13 3NU: £108,500 (2024–2001).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Palmers Lane homes
Floor Area for 1 Holly Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
Closest school
0.6 km
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB