38 St Faiths Lane, Norwich, NR1 1NN
About 38 St Faiths Lane
38 St Faiths Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Norwich (NR1 1NN). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 500% above the 1998 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 78.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2007. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 23 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
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 controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 38 St Faiths Lane, Norwich, NR1 1NN
- Mar 2007Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use from offices to residential
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01241/U
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 St Faiths Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£27,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 1998Most recent
£27,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR1 1NN: £250,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NR1 1NN
Versus other St Faiths Lane homes
Price per m² for 38 St Faiths Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£450
Street avg £2,177
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Charles Darwin Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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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
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







