56a, Bethel Street, Norwich, NR2 1NR
About 56a
56a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Norwich (NR2 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 84 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–233 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
56a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 1NR: £270,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NR2 1NR
Versus other Bethel Street homes
56a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,072
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School. 35 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







