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About Briar Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Briar Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Carleton Rode, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1191 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 59.6% above the 2012 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. At 111 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 11 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Briar 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Briar Cottage, Flaxlands, Carleton Rode, Norwich, NR16 1AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Briar Cottage has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2021RenovationHeritageApproval with Conditions
Remove existing cement based render from all the exterior walls of the house and replace with lime based render.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Briar Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2012)
£260,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Flaxlands homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Briar Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,349
Street avg £2,729
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR16 1AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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