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Get startedThe Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Bunwell, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £728,000 sits 53.3% above the 2011 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Replacement of windows and doors
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£728,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m²
£3,025
Street avg £2,464
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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To remove softwood windows and doors, replace with traditional hardwood flush casement windows and doors
1 more application for this property
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27 May 2011Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR16 1QU: £237,000 (2020–2008).
Star Cottage Rectory Lane Bunwell Norwich
Sold Dec 2020
Bunwell Manor Rectory Lane Bunwell Norwich
Sold Nov 2020
Redbrook Rectory Lane Bunwell Norwich
Sold Mar 2016
Lavender Cottage Rectory Lane Bunwell Norwich
Sold Nov 2005
Finmere Rectory Lane Bunwell Norwich
Sold Apr 2004
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
NR16 1BT
Bunwell Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
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