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About The Old Post Office
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Post Office is a three-bedroom detached house in Happisburgh, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 95.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £450,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Driveway
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Post Office, Whimpwell Green, Happisburgh, Norwich, NR12 0AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Old Post Office has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullApprove
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2022)
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Whimpwell Green homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, The Old Post Office runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,744
Street avg £1,969
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR12 0AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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