31a, High Street, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0AB
About 31a
31a is a four-bedroom detached house in Overstrand, Cromer, Cromer (NR27 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2020. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £787,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 85.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £710,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
31a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
- Mar 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear Garden 1. Sycamore - self set - Remove all deadwood, 3m crown reduction 2. Beech - Remove all deadwood, 3m crown reduction 3. Cherry - Remove - this tree is deformed and only growing on one side - to be replaced with appropriate tree for dark location Front Garden 1. Sweet Chestnut - Reduce limbs and branches to provide sufficient clearance from the house, 3m crown reduction. All trees to be managed to keep their appropriate shape, balance and health.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- TW/25/0476
- Jan 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 - Sycamore - Crown clean deadwood with 10% reduction 2 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduction of limbs near property, 10% crown reduction to keep shape and balance 3 - Beech - 15ft crown reduction 4 - Cherry - Remove
- Agent
- Garden Green Fingers Tree Care
- Reference
- TW/25/0046
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£787,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 8 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2021Most recent
£710,000
+74.4%over 8 years30 July 2012
£407,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR27 0AB: £377,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NR27 0AB
1 Meadow Cottages, 14 High Street, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0AB
Sold Oct 2025
£340,00060 High Street, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0AB
Sold Mar 2025
£517,50015 High Street, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0AB
Sold Jan 2025
£720,00068 High Street, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0AB
Sold May 2024
£25,0002 Meadow Cottages, 14 High Street, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0AB
Sold May 2023
£377,500
Everything we know about 31a, 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 High Street homes
On price per m², 31a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,717
Street avg £2,988
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.9 km
Roughton Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB