Orchard Cottage, Marsh Lane, New Buckenham, Norwich, NR16 2BE
1 planning record
About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in New Buckenham, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 2BE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Marsh Lane, New Buckenham, Norwich, NR16 2BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesTree Work Application (CA) - No Objection
T1- Western Red Cedar - (Thuja plicata) Height: 10m Crown Spread: 3m - Remove Tree.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Orchard Cottage, Marsh Lane, New Buckenham, Norwich, NR16 2BE
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Marsh Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Orchard Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,872
Street avg £3,042
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 80 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
2.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR16 2BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
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