Primrose Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA
About Primrose Cottage
Primrose Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Halvergate, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3QA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 98 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 78.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in December 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Primrose Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Primrose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Primrose Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Primrose Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 26 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2023Most recent
£320,000
+48.8%over 4 years6 June 2019
£215,000
+290.9%over 20 years13 August 1998
£55,000
+685.7%27 March 1998
£7,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3QA: £318,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in NR13 3QA
Chapel House, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA
Sold Jul 2023
£429,0001 Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA
Sold Jun 2023
£235,000Brick Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA
Sold Apr 2022
£318,000Farend Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA
Sold Feb 2022
£162,858Cherry Tree Cottage, Chapel Road, Halvergate, Norwich, NR13 3QA
Sold Sept 2021
£580,000
Everything we know about Primrose 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 Chapel Road homes
Primrose Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,265
Street avg £2,650
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 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
2.5 km
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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