Chestnuts, Norwich Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3BU
About Chestnuts
Chestnuts is a five-bedroom detached house in Acle, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 206 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 is 25.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2019 for £460,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Chestnuts sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chestnuts has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Chestnuts
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Chestnuts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2019Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3BU: £300,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in NR13 3BU
Southview, Norwich Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3BU
Sold Jun 2019
£300,000Watermeadows, Norwich Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3BU
Sold Mar 2016
£480,000Fawkham Green, Norwich Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3BU
Sold Feb 2015
£315,000St Hilarion, Norwich Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3BU
Sold Apr 2012
£180,000Orana, Norwich Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3BU
Sold Oct 2009
£260,000
Everything we know about Chestnuts, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Norwich Road homes
On epc rating, Chestnuts runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,233
Street avg £2,621
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Acle Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Acle Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB