2 The Thatched Cottages, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
About 2 The Thatched Cottages
2 The Thatched Cottages is a semi-detached house in Halvergate, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 129.4% above the 2003 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 64.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 The Thatched Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2007ExtensionOutlineIn report
Single story link and two storey extensions
- Reference
- BA/2007/0132/NEIGHB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 The Thatched Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 40.2% per year over 6 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 40.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2003Most recent
£160,000
+627.3%over 5 years29 September 1997
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3PZ: £307,500 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in NR13 3PZ
Rose Cottage, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Feb 2024
£307,500Dove Cottage, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Aug 2023
£295,200Bramley Cottage, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Sept 2018
£350,000The White House, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Aug 2015
£415,0001 The Thatched Cottages, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Jul 2013
£295,000
Everything we know about 2 The Thatched Cottages, in one report
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 Squires Road homes
2 The Thatched Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£941
Street avg £2,990
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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.
Closest school
2.4 km
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB