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Brick Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Brick Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Brick Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Halvergate, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3QA). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 142.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £318,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2022from Dec 2010
EPC improved fromF35toE42
Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brick Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Ash: Reduce height by 3m

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20181878
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Brick Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£318,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 April 2022Most recent

    £318,000

    +354.3%over 22 years
  2. 30 August 1999

    £70,000

    +34.6%over 4 years
  3. 9 February 1995

    £51,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3QA: £320,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Brick Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,479

Street avg £2,515

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.

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

2.5 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR13 3QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR13 3QA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR13 3QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Brick Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.