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21 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW

EPC B4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
42 m²
452 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 21 Cavendish House

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

21 Cavendish House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Norwich (NR1 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2016) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.

Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 sits 63.2% above the 2022 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £62,500 in June 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th century1st Floor FlatFreeholdEPC BNo mains gasLow flood risk

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Cavendish House has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£102,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£62,500

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 June 2022Most recent

    £62,500

    -32.1%over 5 years

  2. 1 November 2016

    £92,000

    +26.9%over 13 years

  3. 6 December 2002

    £72,500

    +101.4%over 1 year

  4. 18 December 2000

    £36,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR1 1BW: £97,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Recorder Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Cavendish House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,488

Street avg £2,040

Below

Floor Area

42 m²

Street avg 41 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 21 Cavendish House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£103k

1 Cavendish House, Recorder Road

NR1 1BW

1 bed1 bath
£105k

1 Glendenning Road

NR1 1YS

1 bed1 bath
£161k

1 Gavin Bank, Geoffrey Watling Way

NR1 1GE

1 bed1 bath
£162k

1 Great Eastern Court, Lower Clarence Road

NR1 1EQ

1 bed1 bath
£168k

1 Greyfriars Road

NR1 1PR

2 bed2 bath
£178k

1 East Bank, Wherry Road

NR1 1TS

2 bed2 bath
£204k

1 Fuggles Yard

NR1 1RW

2 bed
£226k

1 Cozens Road

NR1 1JJ

2 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.
Full Norwich report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Norwich Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Charles Darwin Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR1 1BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR1 1BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR1 1BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.