Flat 8, 4 Norwich Road, Cromer, NR27 0AX

Flat 8 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cromer (NR27 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 62). Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 22 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. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 359.3% above the 2002 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 42.4% below the postcode norm.