The Old Forge, Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH
About The Old Forge
The Old Forge is a detached house in Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 100 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 29.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
Energy performance
The Old Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Old Forge 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 Old Forge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 April 2018Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 5EH: £325,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in NR29 5EH
Tarfside, Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH
Sold Dec 2022
£390,000Shangrila, Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH
Sold Nov 2020
£340,000Arden, Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH
Sold Aug 2020
£255,000Ambleside, Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH
Sold Apr 2019
£183,125Stone House, Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH
Sold Apr 2019
£302,500
Versus other Main Road homes
Price per m² for The Old Forge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,900
Street avg £2,163
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.1 km
Rollesby Primary School. 4 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







