1 Thornhill Cottages, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY
About 1 Thornhill Cottages
1 Thornhill Cottages is a semi-detached house in North Elmham, Dereham, Dereham (NR20 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 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 £279,000 sits 253.2% above the 1997 sale of £79,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 55.8% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Thornhill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Thornhill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Thornhill Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£79,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 1997Most recent
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR20 5EY: £420,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in NR20 5EY
High Trees, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY
Sold Jul 2025
£715,000Redgate, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY
Sold Jan 2021
£365,000Dale Farm, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY
Sold Dec 2017
£460,000Two Hoots, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY
Sold May 2014
£235,000Oak Lodge, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY
Sold Jun 2013
£420,000
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Versus other Great Heath Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Thornhill Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£919
Street avg £2,849
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.3 km
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB