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About May Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
May Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kenninghall, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 2ED). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 22.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 114% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2021 for £235,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 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.
May Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2021)
£235,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Banham Road homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for May Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,730
Street avg £2,248
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR16 2ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
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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