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Get startedBritannia Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Gisleham, Lowestoft, Lowestoft (NR33 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 20.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £380,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey
French doors to be placed on first floor in the master bedroom leading on to a balcony,which will project 1.5m from the house by 3.5m long. all to be positioned on the east side gable. And a small frosted window for an en-suite to be placed on the south side, front of the house again in the master bedroom.
Britannia Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.
Habitable Rooms for Britannia Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,603
Street avg £1,997
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
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10 July 2020Most recent
£380,000
+31.0%over 5 years8 September 2014
£290,000
+16.0%over 4 years30 July 2010
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR33 7PG: £285,000 (2023–1998).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
NR33 7TL
Jaydene Caravan Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Pakefield High School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB
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