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Get startedThe Barns At The Croft is a five-bedroom detached house in Forncett St. Mary, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1JT). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 21.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 is 43.8% above the 2009 sale price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
The Barns At The Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Demolition of existing link building and construction of garden room (Amendment to elevation of planning consent 2015/0648)
Price for The Barns At The Croft has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£755,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.4% per year over 11 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 21.4% per year over 11 years.
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
1.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Demolition of existing link building and construction of garden room (Amendment to elevation of planning consent 2015/0647)
2 more applications for this property
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4 December 2009Most recent
£525,000
+5.8%over 4 years27 September 2005
£496,200
+663.4%over 6 years26 February 1999
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR16 1JT: £413,750 (2022–2014).
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The Winnows Cheneys Lane Forncett St Mary Norwich
Sold Oct 2014
The Croft Cheneys Lane Forncett St Mary Norwich
Sold Feb 2008
NR16 1BT
Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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