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Get startedThe Old Forge is a five-bedroom detached house in Elsing, Dereham, Dereham (NR20 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £632,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
The Old Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The Old Forge has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£603,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
£632,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
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On years held, The Old Forge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,622
Street avg £2,352
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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4 October 2023Most recent
£632,000
-1.3%over 2 years17 September 2021
£640,000
+56.1%over 7 years27 September 2013
£410,000
+25.8%over 2 years18 March 2011
£326,000
+30.9%over 8 years13 August 2002
£249,000
+60.6%over 2 years28 January 2000
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR20 3EA: £185,000 (2021–2007).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
NR20 3TB
Lyng Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB