Sunrise Cottage, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE
About Sunrise Cottage
Sunrise Cottage is a semi-detached house in Great Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 sits 233.5% above the 2016 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2018. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. At 100 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sunrise Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
- Apr 2018Change of UseFullIn report
Change of Use of Outbuilding to Self Contained Residential Unit - Revised Proposal 20130637
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 20180102
What's in Sunrise Cottage, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sunrise Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.2% per year over 9 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: -11.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2016Most recent
£155,000
-65.6%over 8 years16 November 2007
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 5EE: £420,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NR13 5EE
1 New Cottage, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE
Sold Mar 2025
£271,000Steetley Lodge, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE
Sold Sept 2024
£690,000Thatched Cottage, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE
Sold Jul 2024
£409,000The Firs, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE
Sold Mar 2022
£530,000The Willows, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE
Sold Oct 2018
£290,000
Everything we know about Sunrise 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 Middle Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Sunrise Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,550
Street avg £2,632
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
2.6 km
Brundall Gardens Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.9 km
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy. 4 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB