12 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL
About 12 Essex Street
12 Essex Street is a semi-detached house in Norwich (NR2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 71.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018.
Energy performance
12 Essex Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
12 Essex Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 12 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL
- Aug 2013RenovationOutcome in report
Window replacement works to houses.
New Windows- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01044/NF3
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2021Decision
- OutbuildingJun 2018Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2014.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.9% per year over 3 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 26.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2018Most recent
£585,000
+50.0%over 2 years24 November 2015
£390,000
+41.8%over 12 months27 November 2014
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 2BL: £450,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Essex Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 12 Essex Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,900
Street avg £2,986
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
1.8 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bignold Primary School and Nursery. 37 schools nearby.
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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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







