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About Folly Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Folly Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bale, Fakenham, Fakenham (NR21 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £869,000 is 28.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 105.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Folly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Folly Cottage, The Common, Bale, Fakenham, NR21 0QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Folly Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension to dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Folly Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£869,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2015)
£675,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
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
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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
2.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR21 0QG 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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