5 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU
About 5 Old Chapel Road
5 Old Chapel Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Freethorpe, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 3LU). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Old Chapel Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Old Chapel Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2015FullIn report
Erection of 1950mm High Boundary Fence
- Agent
- Greycat Gardeners
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20151666
- Sept 2015RenovationFullIn report
Removal of Existing 1m High Garden Wall and Replace with Brick Wall 1.95m in Height
- Agent
- Greycat Gardeners
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20151361
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Old Chapel Road
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
Latest sale on 5 Old Chapel Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 17 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2021Most recent
£465,000
+82.4%over 16 years6 October 2004
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3LU: £228,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NR13 3LU
11 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU
Sold Nov 2024
£210,00015 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU
Sold Nov 2024
£228,0002 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU
Sold Aug 2023
£220,0004 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU
Sold Sept 2022
£270,0008 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU
Sold Sept 2021
£380,000
Everything we know about 5 Old Chapel Road, 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 Old Chapel Road homes
On floor area, 5 Old Chapel Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,302
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.6 km
Reedham (Norfolk) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB