56 Melton Road, Wymondham, NR18 0DE
About 56 Melton Road
56 Melton Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Wymondham (NR18 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 sits 68.8% above the 2013 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (May 2013).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
56 Melton Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Removal of existing single storey side extension together with associated flat roof and construction of new single storey side extension with first floor corner infill. New works to include the replacement of existing flat roofs with pitched.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/2081
What's in 56 Melton Road, Wymondham, NR18 0DE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
56 Melton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2013Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR18 0DE: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NR18 0DE
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Versus other Melton Road homes
Floor Area for 56 Melton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,586
Street avg £2,898
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Robert Kett Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB