120b, Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RT
About 120b
120b is a detached house in Norwich (NR1 1RT). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 90.7% below the 2022 sale of £3,250,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,745/sq ft) was about 1002.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £3,250,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Heating system changed
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
5 applications on record at 120b, Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RT
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
G1: Leylandi Cypress: remove.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01820/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2024Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2023Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 120b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£3,250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£3,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR1 1RT: £315,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NR1 1RT
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Jul 2024
£1,300,000118b, Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RT
Sold Jul 2023
£296,500118c, Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RT
Sold Oct 2021
£315,000Tibbenham House 112 114, 11, Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RT
Sold May 2019
£220,000
Versus other Thorpe Road homes
120b outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£29,545
Street avg £2,830
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.5 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lionwood Infant and Nursery School. 30 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







