What kind of home is The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ?

The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ is a detached house.

When did The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ last change hands?

The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ last sold for £585,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £105,000 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 1996 and November 2021, The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ rose from £105,000 to £585,000, a change of £480,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ?

The current EPC rating for The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ?

The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (1,679 sq ft). That makes it about 86% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR29 5QQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ use?

The latest EPC at The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ have?

The only planning records linked to The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ?

The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ in?

The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ sits in Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth. It falls within the NR29 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ?

Police records around The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 100% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ?

The closest primary school to The Firs, High Street, NR29 5QQ is Ludham Primary School and Nursery (120m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

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The Firs, High Street, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5QQ

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

156 m²

1679 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Firs

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Firs is a detached house in Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 5QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £585,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Firs, High Street, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5QQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at The Firs is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

4 applications on record at The Firs, High Street, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5QQ

4decisions3documents3nearby

Apr 2013
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
To reduce 2 yew trees by 20%
Reference
TW/13/0127
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
Tree WorksAug 2025T1 - Yew ht 8m width 5m - To crown reduce by 1-1.5m to reform shape and to ensure a 1m clearance from phone lines. T2 - Yew ht 9m width 9m - To mirror T1 - To crown reduce by up to 2-2.5m to create an even domed shape over time as regrowth forms. T3 - Beech ht 17m width 13m - To crown raise to highways requirements (5.2m over highway and 2.5m over paths). To reduce the entire crown by 3.5m to create an appeasing shape. T4 - Sycamore ht 15m width 5m - To re-pollard at previous points (approximately 11m)Decision
Tree WorksSept 2018Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on The Firs was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£637,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£585,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

5 November 2021Most recent
£585,000
+225.0%over 21 years
17 April 2000
£180,000
+71.4%over 3 years
8 November 1996
£105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 5QQ: £230,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in NR29 5QQ

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Firs outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,750

Street avg £2,682

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Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Ludham Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR29 5QQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR29 5QQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

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