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About The Bishops House
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The Bishops House is a five-bedroom property in Forncett St. Peter, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1HY). It has council tax band D.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 12% per year against 0% for the wider region. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
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No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Bishops House, Low Road, Forncett St Peter, Norwich, NR16 1HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2014ExtensionAmendmentApproval with no Conditions
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Non material amendment to planning permission 2014/0613/H - Change to rear West elevation roof to the new garden room extension from plain tiles to 2nd hand reclaimed red clay pantiles to match the west roof of the main house and removal of the high level north elevation gable window to the garden room
Sales history & valuation
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The Bishops House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Last sold (2009)
£405,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2009Most recent
£405,000
+217.6%over 10 years
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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