3 Lake View, Rackheath Park, Rackheath, Norwich, NR13 6LP

3 Lake View is a semi-detached house in Rackheath, Norwich, Norwich (NR13 6LP). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 144 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 116–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 37.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm.