What kind of home is The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE?

The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE sell for?

The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE last sold for £530,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £340,000 in August 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2008 and March 2022, The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE rose from £340,000 to £530,000, a change of £190,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE?

The current EPC rating for The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE?

The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (2,174 sq ft), around 51 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 102% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR13 5EE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE use?

The latest EPC at The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE had any planning applications?

The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in October 2014. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE?

The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE is in council tax band E.

Which area is The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE in?

The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE sits in Great Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich. It falls within the NR13 postcode district in Norfolk.

Is The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE in a safe area?

Police records around The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE?

The closest primary school to The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE is Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy (900m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (2.8km).

How well connected is The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE?

The closest rail stop to The Firs, Middle Road, NR13 5EE is Brundall Gardens Rail Station, 2.6km away.

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The Firs, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

202 m²

2174 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Firs

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

The Firs is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 12.3% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £530,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemOil
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.

The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Firs, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2014
Full
In report
Replacement Garage
Agent
Scott Sheds & Fencing Ltd
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
20141463
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What's in The Firs, Middle Road, Great Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EE'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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£595,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£530,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

17 March 2022Most recent
£530,000
+26.2%over 2 years
29 September 2019
£420,000
+23.5%over 11 years
25 August 2008
£340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 5EE: £409,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Middle Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, The Firs stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,624

Street avg £2,498

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Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Brundall Gardens Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.9 km

Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR13 5EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR13 5EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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