The Old School House, Lowestoft Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH

The Old School House is a three-bedroom detached house in Hopton, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR31 9AH). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 58.7% above the 2021 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £300,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.