The Cottage, Rectory Lane, Bunwell, Norwich, NR16 1QU

The 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.