Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Post House, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
201 m²
2164 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About The Old Post House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Post House is a five-bedroom detached house in Hopton, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR31 9AH). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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 Old Post House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2025
Current Certificate
Jan 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 January 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Post House, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 applications on record at The Old Post House, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
0decisions2extensions36documents3nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- Aug 2013Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use of post office to residential
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/13/0375/CU
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2025Decision
- ExtensionJun 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Post House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR31 9AH: £241,250 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in NR31 9AH
Heavenly Cottage, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
Sold Mar 2026
£241,2502 Church View Cottages, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
Sold Mar 2021
£185,000The Old School House, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
Sold Feb 2021
£300,0003 Church View Cottages, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
Sold Nov 2020
£190,000Sawyer House, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH
Sold Apr 2019
£235,000
Versus other Lowestoft Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for The Old Post House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
363/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Bloodmans Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR31 9AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB
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