Violet Cottage, Hilltop, Cley, Holt, NR25 7SE
About Violet Cottage
Violet Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cley, Holt, Holt (NR25 7SE). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Violet Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Violet Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- SMG Architects
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/24/1168
- Aug 2021ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 3: samples brick, tile and boarding, Condition 4: flint panel sample and Condition 5: details of windows and doors to planning ref: PF/21/0163 two-storey side and single storey rear extensions; detached double garage with room within roof space to rear
- Agent
- SMG Arcitects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- CD/21/1992
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Violet Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Violet Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR25 7SE: £215,000 (2016–1997).
Nearby sales in NR25 7SE
Midsummer Cottage, Hilltop, Cley, Holt, NR25 7SE
Sold Mar 2016
£470,0002 Hilltop, Cley, Holt, NR25 7SE
Sold May 2009
£215,000Box House, Hilltop, Cley, Holt, NR25 7SE
Sold Jul 2004
£225,000Hill Top Cottage, Hilltop, Cley, Holt, NR25 7SE
Sold Sept 2001
£185,000The Lookout, Hilltop, Cley, Holt, NR25 7SE
Sold Jul 1997
£38,000
Everything we know about Violet 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 Hilltop homes
Floor Area for Violet Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 27 (F)
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
Closest school
1.7 km
Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB