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Get startedBotany Farm is a detached house in South Creake, Fakenham, Fakenham (NR21 9JA). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 224.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Botany Farm has an approved extension on the planning record.
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 of Planning Permission 19/00764/FM: Mixed Glamping, touring caravans/tents with equestrian use
Latest sale on Botany Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
On price per m², Botany Farm stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,156
Street avg £2,675
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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
2.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Wall insulation improved
Solar water heating installed
Fuel source changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Lawful Development Certificate: To confirm the lawfulness of the garden and access
2 more applications for this property
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4 May 2018Most recent
£640,000
+109.8%over 16 years20 December 2001
£305,000
+60.5%over 3 years7 December 1998
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR21 9JA: £168,000 (2024–1999).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
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