What type of property is 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT?

1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT sell for?

1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT last sold for £490,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £175,000 in December 2017, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2017 and June 2021, 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT rose from £175,000 to £490,000, a change of £315,000. That works out to roughly +34.1% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT?

The current EPC rating for 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT?

1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (2,088 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR4 7JT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT located?

1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT sits in Cringleford, Norwich, Norwich. It falls within the NR4 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT?

Police records around 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 54% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT?

The closest primary school to 1 Fern Drive, NR4 7JT is Cringleford CE VA Primary School (293m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is City Academy Norwich (2.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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1 Fern Drive, Cringleford, Norwich, NR4 7JT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

194 m²

2088 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Fern Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Fern Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Cringleford, Norwich, Norwich (NR4 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 194 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 11 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
BalconyYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Fern Drive, Cringleford, Norwich, NR4 7JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Fern Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Fern Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2017.

Current estimate

£588,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£490,000

Growth on file: 34.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2021Most recent
£490,000
+180.0%over 3 years
21 December 2017
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR4 7JT: £385,000 (2022–2016).

Nearby sales in NR4 7JT

On the street

Versus other Fern Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Fern Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,526

Street avg £2,558

Above

Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Cringleford CE VA Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR4 7JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR4 7JT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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