Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a detached house in Catfield, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 86 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 55.4% above the 2020 sale of £175,000. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £175,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Mar 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 March 2029
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
3
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2020Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 5BQ: £338,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in NR29 5BQ
The Acorns, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Sold Mar 2026
£375,000The Catkins, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Sold Jun 2024
£277,5001 Stone Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Sold Apr 2023
£330,000Oak Bank, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Sold Apr 2022
£338,0004 Stone Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Sold Jul 2021
£358,000
Versus other New Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,035
Street avg £2,515
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Great Yarmouth district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.8 km
Catfield CofE Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR29 5BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.