What kind of home is The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT is a 6-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT sell for?

The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT last sold for £400,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £54,000 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1995 and June 2021, The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT rose from £54,000 to £400,000, a change of £346,000. That works out to roughly +8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

The current EPC rating for The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 103% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR27 9LT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT use?

The latest EPC at The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT is in council tax band C.

Which area is The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT in?

The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT sits in West Runton, Cromer, Cromer. It falls within the NR27 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

Police records around The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

The closest primary school to The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT is Sheringham Community Primary School (3.0km).

How well connected is The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT?

The closest rail stop to The Ferns, Sandy Lane, NR27 9LT is West Runton Rail Station, 356m away. The nearest underground option is Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway), 2.7km away.

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The Ferns, Sandy Lane, West Runton, Cromer, NR27 9LT

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

160 m²

1722 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Ferns

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Ferns is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in West Runton, Cromer, Cromer (NR27 9LT). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £400,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Ferns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Ferns, Sandy Lane, West Runton, Cromer, NR27 9LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2021
Tree WorksTrees
In report
To remove a fir tree and leave the base trunk
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
TW/21/2005
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for The Ferns has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£459,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

21 June 2021Most recent
£400,000
+207.7%over 20 years
15 December 2000
£130,000
+140.7%over 5 years
3 August 1995
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR27 9LT: £395,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in NR27 9LT

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On the street

Versus other Sandy Lane homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for The Ferns runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £3,447

Strongly below

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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£604k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

West Runton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

3.0 km

Sheringham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR27 9LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR27 9LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

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70 dB

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80 dB

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