1 Hill Cottage, Oby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3BP
About 1 Hill Cottage
1 Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oby, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 46.7% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Hill Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 19 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2017Most recent
£165,000
+295.2%over 19 years20 November 1997
£41,750
Median price across the last 2 sales in NR29 3BP: £140,000 (1997–1997).
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







