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Get started7 The Poplars is a five-bedroom detached house in Forncett St. Peter, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 102.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £595,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
7 The Poplars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Latest sale on 7 The Poplars was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
Price per m² for 7 The Poplars runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,542
Street avg £1,913
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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30 September 2022Most recent
£595,000
+95.1%over 7 years1 September 2015
£305,000
+130.2%over 16 years30 September 1998
£132,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR16 1HP: £315,000 (2021–2015).
4 The Poplars Forncett St Peter Norwich
Sold Apr 2021
9 The Poplars Forncett St Peter Norwich
Sold Sept 2018
18 The Poplars Forncett St Peter Norwich
Sold Jul 2017
11 The Poplars Forncett St Peter Norwich
Sold Oct 2016
Linde The Poplars Forncett St Peter Norwich
Sold Jan 2015
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
NR16 1BT
Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
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