The Old Forge, Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
About The Old Forge
The Old Forge is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Spooner Row, Wymondham, Wymondham (NR18 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 is 13.2% below the 2025 sale of £602,500, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £602,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2018ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 4 - foul drainage and 6 - materials from planning consent 2017/2157
- Agent
- The Rural Architect
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/1372
- Nov 2017ConversionFullIn report
Renovations and extensions to convert to a residential dwelling.
- Agent
- The Rural Architect
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/2157
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Old Forge
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
Latest sale on The Old Forge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£602,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2025Most recent
£602,500
+234.7%over 18 years21 December 2006
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR18 9LH: £285,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in NR18 9LH
Opus 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
£285,000Ashdene, Bunwell Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9LH
Sold Feb 2019
£525,000
Everything we know about The Old Forge, 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
Years Held for The Old Forge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,643
Street avg £2,599
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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