1 Chestnut Cottages, Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
About 1 Chestnut Cottages
1 Chestnut Cottages is a semi-detached house in Spooner Row, Wymondham, Wymondham (NR18 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 282.5% above the 1998 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Chestnut Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Chestnut Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Chestnut Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chestnut Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 1998Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR18 9LH: £340,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NR18 9LH
The Old Forge, Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
Sold Aug 2025
£602,500Opus House, Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
Sold Sept 2022
£590,0005 Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
Sold Dec 2020
£340,0001 Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
Sold Jun 2020
£265,0004 Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
Sold Jan 2020
£285,000
Everything we know about 1 Chestnut Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Bunwell Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Chestnut Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£952
Street avg £2,880
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Spooner Row Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Spooner Row Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB