4 School Cottages, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
About 4 School Cottages
4 School Cottages is a semi-detached house in Filby, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 730% above the 1999 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 85.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
Energy performance
4 School Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 4 School Cottages, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
- Aug 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two-storey extension to provide additional kitchen and bedroom accommodation
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/13/0373/F
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Sales history & valuation
4 School Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 1999Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 3HJ: £525,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NR29 3HJ
White House, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
Sold Oct 2025
£520,000Taypen Lodge, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
Sold Aug 2025
£788,000The Elveden, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
Sold Oct 2024
£665,000Topping, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
Sold Aug 2024
£525,000Hazeldene, Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
Sold Jan 2024
£300,000
Versus other Thrigby Road homes
Price per m² for 4 School Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£318
Street avg £2,551
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Filby Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







