Cherub Cottage, Purdy Street, Salthouse, Holt, NR25 7XA
About Cherub Cottage
Cherub Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Salthouse, Holt, Holt (NR25 7XA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 863 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 31). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 sits 55.9% above the 2010 sale of £270,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Cherub Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cherub Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cherub Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 9 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2010Most recent
£270,000
+170.0%over 8 years9 November 2001
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR25 7XA: £560,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in NR25 7XA
1 Bard Hill Barns, Purdy Street, Salthouse, Holt, NR25 7XA
Sold Feb 2021
£720,000Iona, Purdy Street, Salthouse, Holt, NR25 7XA
Sold Oct 2020
£1,010,000Cumfus Bottom, Purdy Street, Salthouse, Holt, NR25 7XA
Sold Dec 2019
£498,000Corner Cottage, Purdy Street, Salthouse, Holt, NR25 7XA
Sold Mar 2019
£400,000Salthouse Hall, Purdy Street, Salthouse, Holt, NR25 7XA
Sold Apr 2013
£1,400,000
Everything we know about Cherub 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 Purdy Street homes
EPC Rating for Cherub Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,367
Street avg £3,811
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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.
Closest school
2.1 km
Kelling CE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB