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5 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
202 m²
2174 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Old Chapel Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Old Chapel Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Old Chapel Road, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Old Chapel Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2015
    Full
    In report

    Erection of 1950mm High Boundary Fence

    Agent
    Greycat Gardeners
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    20151666
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2015
    RenovationFull
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Old Chapel Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£479,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£465,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2021Most recent

    £465,000

    +82.4%over 16 years
  2. 6 October 2004

    £255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 3LU: £228,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Old Chapel Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 5 Old Chapel Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,302

Street avg £2,466

On par

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
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

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR13 3LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR13 3LU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR13 3LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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