Old School House, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
About Old School House
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2020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
Planning history
Old School House has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two Storey & Single Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20131621
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.
Sales history & valuation
Old School House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 3 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2000Most recent
£230,000
+37.7%over 1 year30 July 1998
£167,000
+1.2%over 10 months24 September 1997
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 5AB: £325,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in NR13 5AB
Pantiles, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold May 2022
£451,00012 Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold Jan 2022
£410,000Silverdale, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold Jan 2019
£230,000South Riding, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold May 2018
£325,000Managlade, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5AB
Sold Jul 2017
£300,000
Everything we know about Old School House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Road homes
On years held, Old School House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,752
Street avg £2,479
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
2.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB