Alder Cottages, Low Road, Mettingham, Bungay, NR35 1TP
About Alder Cottages
Alder Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Mettingham, Bungay, Bungay (NR35 1TP). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1619 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 32). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 sits 82.6% above the 2011 sale of £235,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Alder Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Alder Cottages has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Oct 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of windows and door
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- DC/04/0262/LBC
- Oct 2004RenovationIn report
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of windows and door
- Council
- W4387/5BA
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- BA/2004/5541/HISTAP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2011Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR35 1TP: £480,000 (2025–2004).
Nearby sales in NR35 1TP
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Sold Feb 2025
£750,000The Coach House, Low Road, Mettingham, Bungay, NR35 1TP
Sold Aug 2016
£347,500By Road Farm, Low Road, Mettingham, Bungay, NR35 1TP
Sold Jul 2004
£140,000The White House, Low Road, Mettingham, Bungay, NR35 1TP
Sold Mar 1997
£245,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Ellingham VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB