Dove Cottage, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
About Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Halvergate, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 99 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £295,200.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Dove Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dove 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
Dove Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,200
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 2023Most recent
£295,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3PZ: £307,500 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in NR13 3PZ
Rose Cottage, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Feb 2024
£307,500Bramley 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
£295,0002 The Thatched Cottages, Squires Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3PZ
Sold Aug 2003
£160,000
Everything we know about Dove Cottage, 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
Dove Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,982
Street avg £2,582
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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