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Swallow House, Buckenham Road, Lingwood, Norwich, NR13 4BL

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Floor area
267 m²
2871 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Swallow House

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

Swallow House is a six-bedroom detached house in Lingwood, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 267 m² (around 2871 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 267 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 50.3% above the 2012 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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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

  • Bedrooms6
Energy

Energy performance

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

Swallow House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
23.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Swallow House, Buckenham Road, Lingwood, Norwich, NR13 4BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Swallow House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Mar 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 Lime - reduce crown width from 7m to 5m and height from 15m to 12.5m T2 - Sycamore - reduce extremities on northern aspect by 1.5m from 6m and height by 2.5m from 13m. T3 - Lime - reduce crown width from 7m to 5m and height from 15m to 12.5m T4 Lime - reduce lateral branches from 8m to 6m

    Agent
    Crown Tree Services
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    2024/0184
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 Ash - Fell T2 Copper Beech - Reduce lower 50% of crown by 2m and upper 50% by 1.5m and crown thin by 10%. Current spread 20m and height 15m T3 Lime - reduce crown by 2m. Current spread 12m and height 12m T4 Lime - reduce crown by 2m. Current spread 10m and height 12m. T5 Sycamore - pollard to 7m. Current spread 10m and height 12m T6 Lime - reduce by 1.5m. Current spread 10m and height 12m

    Agent
    Crown Tree Services
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    20201513
    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 Swallow House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

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On the street

Versus other Buckenham Road homes

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

Swallow House is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,631

Street avg £2,912

Strongly below

Floor Area

267 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

23.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Lingwood Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lingwood Primary Academy. 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 4BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR13 4BL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR13 4BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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