The Old Forge, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
About The Old Forge
The Old Forge is a detached house in Filby, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £590,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The Old Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at The Old Forge, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
- Jan 2012Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of outbuilding & construction of two storey dwelling
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/11/0747/F
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 17 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2022Most recent
£590,000
+98.3%over 9 years18 April 2013
£297,500
+5.3%over 7 years30 May 2005
£282,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 3HN: £400,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NR29 3HN
2 Well Cottages, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
Sold Jul 2025
£212,000Keston Lea, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
Sold Jul 2024
£470,000Filby Hall, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
Sold Apr 2021
£1,500,000Escala, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
Sold Feb 2021
£400,000Marsh Manor, Main Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HN
Sold Oct 2020
£145,000
Versus other Main Road homes
Price per m² for The Old Forge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,471
Street avg £1,973
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.5 km
Filby Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







