Bramble Cottage, Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay, NR35 2BL
About Bramble Cottage
Bramble Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Topcroft, Bungay, Bungay (NR35 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 84.6% above the 2004 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm. At 168 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Bramble 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bramble Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Bramble Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 2 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2004Most recent
£260,000
+50.7%over 2 years31 January 2002
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR35 2BL: £450,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in NR35 2BL
Freyja, Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay, NR35 2BL
Sold Oct 2023
£554,000Cobweb Cottage, Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay, NR35 2BL
Sold Mar 2023
£450,0001 Kerrison Cottages, Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay, NR35 2BL
Sold Mar 2022
£381,000The Ford, Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay, NR35 2BL
Sold May 2021
£265,0001 The Homestead, Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay, NR35 2BL
Sold Nov 2020
£450,000
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Versus other Topcroft Street homes
On price per m², Bramble Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,548
Street avg £3,031
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB