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8 Beech Drive, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5FJ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Beech Drive

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

8 Beech Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Plumstead, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 5FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 42.3% above the 2017 sale price.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Beech Drive, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5FJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 8 Beech Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Sept 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 Beech: Crown raise up to 5m over highway & 3m over house, overall crown reduction up to 3m. Crown thin 10% of dead, dying, diseased and crossing/rubbing branches

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    20171496
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2011
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Beech - Crown lift to meet highway and pedestrian regulations and reduce crown by up to 3M to retain a natural silhouette.Remove dead, dying and diseased wood (exempt)

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20111389
    View planning record

What's in 8 Beech Drive, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5FJ'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.

8 Beech Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£215,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 February 2017Most recent

    £215,000

    +13.2%over 11 years
  2. 22 December 2005

    £189,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR13 5FJ: £205,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Beech Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 8 Beech Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,172

Street avg £2,733

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.1 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

2.5 km

Brundall Gardens Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy. 3 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 5FJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR13 5FJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR13 5FJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Beech Drive, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5FJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.