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4 Bears Cottage, Browston Lane, Browston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9DP

1 planning record

Estimated value

£255,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£159,995)+59%
  • Against NR31 9DP's recent median (£435,000)-41%

Newest record on this page: April 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£255,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£159,995)+59%
  • Against NR31 9DP's recent median (£435,000)-41%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Bears Cottage is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NR31 9DP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    87 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in NR31 9DP

    5 sales, median £435,000 (2023–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: April 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Bears Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Sales timeline

  1. 14 May 2006Most recent

    £159,995

    +97.5%over 4 years

  2. 25 September 2001

    £81,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR31 9DP: £435,000 (2023–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 Bears Cottage, Browston Lane, Browston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9DP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 4 Bears Cottage

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

4 Bears Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Browston, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR31 9DP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in May 2006. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 59.4% above the 2006 sale of £159,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 20.3% below the postcode norm. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • DrivewayYes
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Bears Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2025

Current Certificate
Dec 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 December 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Bears Cottage, Browston Lane, Browston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Bears Cottage, Browston Lane, Browston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9DP

0decisions1extensions1documents3nearby
  1. Mar 2002
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Dem outhouses and bdgs and construct new sun lounge, utility room and cloakroom extensions *

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    06/02/0028/F
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On the street

Versus other Browston Lane homes

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

4 Bears Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,839

Street avg £2,502

Below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Great Yarmouth district page.
Full Great Yarmouth report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

363/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.1 km

Telephone Box — bus stop.

Closest school

1.9 km

Moorlands CofE Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Moorlands CofE Primary AcademyPrimary1.9km
  • Woodlands Primary AcademyPrimary2.3km
  • Ormiston Venture AcademySecondary2.3km
  • Ormiston Herman AcademyPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • Telephone BoxBus stop2.1km
  • Bloodmans CornerBus stop2.4km
  • Village MaidBus stop2.5km
  • Lothingland SchoolBus stop2.8km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,072 reports41%
  • Anti-social Behaviour691 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson515 reports10%
  • Shoplifting398 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR31 9DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR31 9DP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR31 9DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Bears Cottage is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NR31 9DP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 4 Bears Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Bears Cottage was lodged in December 2015 at band F and expired in December 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 Bears Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 8 schools and 5 stops listed are measured in a straight line from NR31 9DP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
4 Bears Cottage is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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