Hertsmerry Cottage, Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA

Hertsmerry Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Sidestrand, Cromer, Cromer (NR27 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 27.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £275,000.