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About Oak Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Oak Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Carleton Rode, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 265 m² (around 2852 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 21.7% above the 2021 sale price. At 265 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 16 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. Sold October 2021 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Oak Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Oak Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£410,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Flaxlands Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Oak Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,547
Street avg £2,331
Floor Area
265 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR16 1RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
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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