Garden Cottage, Low Road, Keswick, Norwich, NR4 6TZ
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Keswick, Norwich, Norwich (NR4 6TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,096,000 is 15.7% below the 2013 sale of £1,300,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,830/sq ft) was about 612.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Garden Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,096,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 2013Most recent
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR4 6TZ: £660,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NR4 6TZ
11 Low Road, Keswick, Norwich, NR4 6TZ
Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Jan 2025
£932,5005 Low Road, Keswick, Norwich, NR4 6TZ
Sold Apr 2022
£725,100Railway Crossing Cottage, Low Road, Keswick, Norwich, NR4 6TZ
Sold Feb 2022
£337,50023 Low Road, Keswick, Norwich, NR4 6TZ
Sold Feb 2021
£530,000
Versus other Low Road homes
Garden Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£19,697
Street avg £3,297
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.5 km
Eaton Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







