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About Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a property in Bale, Fakenham, Fakenham (NR21 0QY). It has council tax band B.
It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 20.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
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No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Sharrington Road, Bale, Fakenham, NR21 0QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Forge Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2025ExtensionConditionsApprove
Extension: Rear of property
Two and single storey rear extensions with associated alterations without complying with condition 5 (first floor side glazed panel on extension to the non-opening and installed with obscured glazing) of planning permission PF/23/2121 to amend south-west side window to be hinged for means of escape, but to prevent overlooking
Sales history & valuation
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Forge Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Last sold (2005)
£270,000
Growth on file: 20.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2005Most recent
£270,000
+237.7%over 6 years
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
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