Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started3 Orchard Close, Forncett St Peter, Norwich, NR16 1HS
3 planning records
About 3 Orchard Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Orchard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Forncett St. Peter, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 57% above the 2023 sale of £158,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £158,000 in August 2023.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Close, Forncett St Peter, Norwich, NR16 1HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2024PorchFullApproval with Conditions
Erection of rear dormer and front storm porch. Extend kitchen into the conservatory and pitch garage roof
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2023)
£158,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Close homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 3 Orchard Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,681
Street avg £2,303
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR16 1HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Orchard Close, Forncett St Peter, Norwich, NR16 1HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.