29a, Belsize Road, Norwich, NR1 4HU
About 29a
29a is a detached house in Norwich (NR1 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 238.8% above the 2010 sale of £42,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 29a, Belsize Road, Norwich, NR1 4HU
- Feb 2011Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use from retail (Class A1) to dwellinghouse (Class C3).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00041/U
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseJul 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
29a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2010).
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 November 2010Most recent
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR1 4HU: £208,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Belsize Road homes
29a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,024
Street avg £2,172
Floor Area
21 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
1.0 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.0 km
Lionwood Junior 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
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







