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Old School House, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
131 m²
1413 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Old School House

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

Old School House is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1413 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 14 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. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 sits 127.4% above the 2000 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Old School 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
21.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old School House, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old School House has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Two Storey & Single Storey Rear Extension

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    20131621
    View planning record

What's in Old School House, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Old School House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£523,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2000)

£230,000

Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 May 2000Most recent

    £230,000

    +37.7%over 1 year
  2. 30 July 1998

    £167,000

    +1.2%over 10 months
  3. 24 September 1997

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 5AB: £325,000 (2022–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Old School House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,752

Street avg £2,479

Strongly below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

21.0 t/year

Street avg 7.1 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

2.1 km

Brundall Gardens Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.9 km

Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 5AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR13 5AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR13 5AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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

Common questions

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