Highbury Farms, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
About Highbury Farms
Highbury Farms is a detached house in Banningham, Norwich, Norwich (NR11 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 30.4% below the 2023 sale of £1,050,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 112.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Last sale on file: £1,050,000 in November 2023.
Energy performance
Highbury Farms sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Highbury Farms was refused — worth checking the council file.
9 applications on record at Highbury Farms, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
- Jan 2007ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
CONVERSION OF BARNS TO THREE DWELLINGS
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PO/06/1725
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2025Decision
- ConditionsApr 2025Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Highbury Farms was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2023Most recent
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR11 7DY: £298,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NR11 7DY
4 Church Close, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
Sold Jun 2025
£298,00012 Church Close, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
Sold Dec 2024
£227,000Danbury, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
Sold Jul 2024
£361,000Fieldview, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
Sold Nov 2022
£240,00010 Church Close, Colby Road, Banningham, Norwich, NR11 7DY
Sold Nov 2021
£323,023
Versus other Colby Road homes
On price per m², Highbury Farms stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,953
Street avg £2,602
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.3 km
Colby Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







