Spring Cottage, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY
About Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Earsham, Bungay, Bungay (NR35 2TY). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -51.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 107.1% above the 2012 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 51.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.
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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
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Spring Cottage.
- Oct 2012FullIn report
Create new vehicle access and hard standing for two vehicles in the front garden with drop kerbs onto the highway
- Agent
- Michael Rayner Architectural
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2012/1377
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and woodburner flue on gable end
- Agent
- Michael Rayner Architectural
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2012/1209
What's in Spring Cottage, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Spring Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -51.6% per year over 1 year.
£127,500
Growth on file: -51.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
24 June 2012Most recent
£127,500
-51.6%over 10 months10 August 2011
£263,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR35 2TY: £245,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in NR35 2TY
Corner Cottage, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY
Sold Dec 2021
£241,500Hollyview, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY
Sold Jan 2021
£255,000Daywood, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY
Sold Nov 2020
£245,000Waveney Cottage, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY
Sold Nov 2018
£288,000Old Ale House, The Street, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TY
Sold Mar 2015
£220,000
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Versus other The Street homes
Price per m² for Spring Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,138
Street avg £2,573
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Chaucer Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Earsham Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB