Manor Cottage, Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA
About Manor Cottage
Manor Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sidestrand, Cromer, Cromer (NR27 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 97% above the 2004 sale of £300,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Manor Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2007Change Of UseFullIn report
CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/07/0628
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Manor Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2004Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR27 0NA: £245,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in NR27 0NA
Hertsmerry Cottage, Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA
Sold Mar 2023
£275,000Manor Barn, Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA
Sold Dec 2020
£750,0005 Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA
Sold Oct 2020
£245,0007 Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA
Sold Jul 2019
£245,0002 Tower Lane, Sidestrand, Cromer, NR27 0NA
Sold May 2013
£116,000
Everything we know about Manor 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 Tower Lane homes
Manor Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,041
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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.
Closest school
1.5 km
Northrepps Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB