What kind of home is Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY?

Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY sell for?

Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY last sold for £377,500 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £157,000 in June 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2002 and March 2024, Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY rose from £157,000 to £377,500, a change of £220,500. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY?

The current EPC rating for Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY?

Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 57 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR24 2QY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY use?

The latest EPC at Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY?

Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in April 2004. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY?

Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY is in council tax band C.

Which area is Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY in?

Reading Room Cottage, The Street, NR24 2QY sits in Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, Melton Constable. It falls within the NR24 postcode district in Norfolk.

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Reading Room Cottage, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY

Notable views3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Reading Room Cottage

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

Reading Room Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £377,500. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Parkingoff_road
Notable viewsYes

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Reading Room Cottage'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 03 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Reading Room Cottage, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2004
OutbuildingFull
In report
ERECTION OF CAR PORT/GARDEN STORE
Reference
PF/04/0452
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£390,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£377,500

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2024Most recent
£377,500
+28.0%over 6 years
16 May 2017
£295,000
+87.9%over 14 years
27 June 2002
£157,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR24 2QY: £305,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in NR24 2QY

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Reading Room Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£3,311

Street avg £4,068

Below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 107 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

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Area

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for NR24 2QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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