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About Heath Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Heath Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Thursford, Fakenham, Fakenham (NR21 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 91.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold October 2021 for £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Heath Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Heath Cottage, Brick Kiln Road, Thursford, Fakenham, NR21 0BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2021SubdivisionFullAdvice Given (for pre-apps)
Change of use from single dwelling to two dwellings and extensions
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Heath Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2021)
£725,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brick Kiln Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Heath Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
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 Fakenham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
3.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR21 0BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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