Whispering Reeds, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
About Whispering Reeds
Whispering Reeds is a detached house in Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR31 9AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 960 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Whispering Reeds 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Whispering Reeds has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Whispering Reeds, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
- Jan 2011Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing dwelling/outbuilding and construction of a new replacement dwelling
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- BA/2010/0424/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Solar PanelsJun 2024Decision
- RenovationAug 2013Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Whispering Reeds has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£338,000
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 9AJ: £210,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in NR31 9AJ
Cliff House Farm, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
Sold Jul 2024
£400,0003 Castle View, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
Sold Aug 2023
£278,0002 Castle View, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
Sold Jun 2021
£192,0001 Castle View, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
Sold Jun 2016
£195,000Lucys Cottage, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AJ
Sold Jun 2011
£330,000
Versus other Butt Lane homes
EPC Rating for Whispering Reeds lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
4 (G)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Berney Arms Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.6 km
Moorlands CofE Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB







