2 Gardeners Cottages, Cromer Road, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0NX
About 2 Gardeners Cottages
2 Gardeners Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Overstrand, Cromer, Cromer (NR27 0NX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
A recent sale: £470,000 in March 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 51.2% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
2 Gardeners Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
To remove a sycamore
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TW/22/2713
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Norfolk and Norwich Architecture Limited
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/21/1567
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Gardeners Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Gardeners Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 4 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2025Most recent
£470,000
+62.1%over 4 years18 December 2020
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR27 0NX: £480,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NR27 0NX
24 Cromer Road, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0NX
Sold Sept 2025
£377,50016 Cromer Road, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0NX
Sold Jul 2024
£495,00034 Cromer Road, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0NX
Sold Jan 2024
£620,00012 Cromer Road, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0NX
Sold Feb 2023
£200,00028 Cromer Road, Overstrand, Cromer, NR27 0NX
Sold May 2021
£433,333
Everything we know about 2 Gardeners Cottages, 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 Cromer Road homes
On years held, 2 Gardeners Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,950
Street avg £3,011
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
2.5 km
Roughton Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB