The Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
About The Cottage
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 £248,000 is 41.7% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £175,000.
Energy performance
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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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
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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: £330,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NR29 5BQ
The 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
£358,000Oak View Cottage, New Road, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5BQ
Sold Jul 2021
£320,000
Versus other New Road homes
EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,035
Street avg £2,395
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
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
0.8 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







