21 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW
About 21 Cavendish House
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. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. 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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 August 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
21 Cavendish House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£102,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 21 years.
£62,500
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2022Most recent
£62,500
-32.1%over 5 years1 November 2016
£92,000
+26.9%over 13 years6 December 2002
£72,500
+101.4%over 1 year18 December 2000
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR1 1BW: £97,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NR1 1BW
25 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW
Sold Nov 2025
£100,00033 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW
Sold Jun 2025
£97,0009 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW
Sold Jul 2024
£93,00036 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW
Sold Mar 2024
£92,50034 Cavendish House, Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1BW
Sold Jan 2024
£150,000
Versus other Recorder Road homes
21 Cavendish House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,488
Street avg £2,052
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 41 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
329/mo
Falling 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







