2 Ethel Road, Norwich, NR1 4DB
About 2 Ethel Road
2 Ethel Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR1 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 91 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £297,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Ethel Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 16 years.
£297,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2022Most recent
£297,000
+36.9%over 15 years26 April 2007
£217,000
+40.0%over 1 year30 March 2006
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR1 4DB: £270,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
2 Ethel Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,264
Street avg £2,354
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.4 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lionwood Infant and Nursery School. 31 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
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







