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8 Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, NR26 8BG

Notable views4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Lifeboat Plain

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

8 Lifeboat Plain is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sheringham (NR26 8BG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 54 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 96% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Lifeboat Plain 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, NR26 8BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Lifeboat Plain has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

8 Lifeboat Plain has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£285,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 April 2021Most recent

    £285,000

    +29.5%over 4 years
  2. 3 May 2016

    £220,000

    +37.9%over 10 years
  3. 16 June 2005

    £159,500

    +27.6%over 1 year
  4. 16 January 2004

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR26 8BG: £265,000 (2020–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Lifeboat Plain homes

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

8 Lifeboat Plain outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,278

Street avg £3,792

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sheringham district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Sheringham Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.3 km

Sheringham Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR26 8BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR26 8BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR26 8BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, NR26 8BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.