What type of property is 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

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

What did 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL sell for?

15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL last sold for £260,000 in January 2006, around 21 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL have?

The current EPC rating for 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (1,455 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR2 2BL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

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

Where is 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL located?

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

How safe is the area around 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

Police records around 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL show an average of 270 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest primary school to 15 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.

How well connected is 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest rail stop to 15 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is Norwich Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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15 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

135 m²

1455 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 15 Essex Street

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

15 Essex Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1455 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 sits 118.8% above the 2006 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
BasementYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

15 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 17 Jul 2021

Current Certificate

Jul 2011

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 July 2021

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Essex Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£569,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2006)

£260,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

6 January 2006Most recent
£260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 2BL: £450,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in NR2 2BL

On the street

Versus other Essex Street homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 15 Essex Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,923

Street avg £3,268

Strongly below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

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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.

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Crime

270/mo

Falling 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

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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