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1 Thornhill Cottages, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Thornhill Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Dec 2024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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Thornhill Cottages, Great Heath Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Thornhill Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Thornhill Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

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On the street

Versus other Great Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Thornhill Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£919

Street avg £2,849

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Below
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

1.3 km

North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR20 5EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR20 5EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR20 5EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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