Holly Cottage, Pedham Road, Hemblington, Norwich, NR13 4QB
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Hemblington, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 4QB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 61 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £240,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Holly Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Holly 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 4QB: £400,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NR13 4QB
Brooklands, Pedham Road, Hemblington, Norwich, NR13 4QB
Sold Nov 2024
£405,000Tree House, Pedham Road, Hemblington, Norwich, NR13 4QB
Sold Aug 2024
£400,000Cavalier House, Pedham Road, Hemblington, Norwich, NR13 4QB
Sold May 2023
£550,000Braeside, Pedham Road, Hemblington, Norwich, NR13 4QB
Sold Aug 2022
£325,000Shady Nook, Pedham Road, Hemblington, Norwich, NR13 4QB
Sold Feb 2021
£483,498
Everything we know about Holly 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 Pedham Road homes
On epc rating, Holly Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,934
Street avg £2,607
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.9 km
Hemblington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB