Orchard House, Heath Road, Hickling, Norwich, NR12 0AX

Orchard House is a three-bedroom detached house in Hickling, Norwich, Norwich (NR12 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 31.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).