What kind of home is 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL sell for?

14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL last sold for £260,000 in March 2010, around 16 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The current EPC rating for 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is F with a score of 32 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (1,366 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR2 2BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL use?

The latest EPC at 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL have?

The only planning records linked to 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is in council tax band E.

Which area is 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL in?

14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL sits in Norwich. It falls within the NR2 postcode district in Norfolk.

Is 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL in a safe area?

Police records around 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (238% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest primary school to 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is Bignold Primary School and Nursery (396m), one of 28 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (722m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest rail stop to 14 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is Norwich Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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14 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

127 m²

1366 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 32

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Essex Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

14 Essex Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 127 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 38 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 78.5% above the 2010 sale of £260,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Essex Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

F32

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 14 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL

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Sept 2022
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
Leylandii (T1): Remove; Leylandii (T2): Remove.
Reference
22/00981/TCA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

14 Essex Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£464,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£260,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 March 2010Most recent
£260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 2BL: £450,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in NR2 2BL

On the street

Versus other Essex Street homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 14 Essex Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,049

Street avg £3,045

Strongly below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.

Full Norwich report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR2 2BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR2 2BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

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Common questions

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