2 Bentley Road, Forncett St Peter, Norwich, NR16 1LH

2 Bentley Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Forncett St. Peter, Norwich, Norwich (NR16 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and outbuildings.

Sale prices here have outpaced Norwich HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £869,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 9 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2021 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.