Middle Cottage, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, NR25 6AH
About Middle Cottage
Middle Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Hempstead, Holt, Holt (NR25 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since January 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 317% above the 1999 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 79.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Middle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Air-source heat pump in the front garden shed to replace an oil boiler
- Reference
- IS1/21/1623
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Middle Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 1999Most recent
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR25 6AH: £218,500 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in NR25 6AH
5 Church Cottage, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, NR25 6AH
Sold Aug 2025
£243,000Rose Cottage, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, NR25 6AH
Sold Mar 2025
£220,0001 Church Cottage, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, NR25 6AH
Sold Apr 2017
£218,500Snowdrop Cottage, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, NR25 6AH
Sold Jun 2014
£184,2504 Church Cottage, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, NR25 6AH
Sold Apr 2010
£174,500
Everything we know about Middle Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other The Street homes
Middle Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£674
Street avg £3,300
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.6 km
Holt (North Norfolk Railway) — subway entrance.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB