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Get started1 Rumsby Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Gisleham, Lowestoft, Lowestoft (NR33 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a loft.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2024 for £229,000.
1 Rumsby Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2023
Price for 1 Rumsby Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.
£229,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.
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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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5 April 2024Most recent
£229,000
+90.8%over 9 years7 April 2014
£120,000
+258.2%over 15 years7 October 1998
£33,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR33 8DY: £295,000 (2021–2015).
NR33 8AP
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Carlton Colville Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
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