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About Bankside Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bankside Cottage is a detached house in Elsing, Dereham, Dereham (NR20 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £362,500.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bankside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F21
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 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.
Bankside Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£362,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Bankside Cottage, Rectory Road, Elsing, Dereham, NR20 3EG
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Versus other Rectory Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Bankside Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,315
Street avg £2,301
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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 Dereham district page.
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
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR20 3EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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