Hedgehog Cottage, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
About Hedgehog Cottage
Hedgehog Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 66.4% above the 2013 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (September 2013). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Hedgehog 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2019AmendmentIn report
Non-material Amendment Following Grant of Planning Permission 20181073 - Installation of 2 x Velux Windows.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20191471
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear Extension and Erection of Detached Garage
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20180166
What's in Hedgehog Cottage, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 12 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2013Most recent
£280,000
+180.0%over 11 years16 September 2001
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 5AB: £325,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in NR13 5AB
Pantiles, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold May 2022
£451,00012 Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold Jan 2022
£410,000Silverdale, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold Jan 2019
£230,000South Riding, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold May 2018
£325,000Managlade, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold Jul 2017
£300,000
Everything we know about Hedgehog Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Road homes
Hedgehog Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,258
Street avg £2,395
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
2.1 km
Brundall Gardens Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.9 km
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools 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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB