Rose Cottage, School Road, Buckenham, Norwich, NR13 4HE
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckenham, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 4HE). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 811 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 78.7% above the 2010 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 33.5% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
Energy performance
Rose Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rose Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2025ConditionsIn report
Upgrade of septic tank with package treatment plant
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2025/3668
- Apr 2017ConditionsIn report
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 20150305 - Revised Design of Side & Rear Extensions
- Agent
- Mr Alan Rawlings
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20170345
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rose 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
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2010Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 4HE: £272,500 (2017–1998).
Nearby sales in NR13 4HE
Everything we know about Rose 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 School Road homes
On epc rating, Rose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Buckenham Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.0 km
Lingwood Primary Academy. 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB