What kind of home is 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL last sold for £480,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £150,000 in September 2001, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2001 and May 2018, 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL rose from £150,000 to £480,000, a change of £330,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in January 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR2 2BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL use?

The latest EPC at 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL in?

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

Is 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL in a safe area?

Police records around 16 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.

What schools are near 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest primary school to 16 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 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest rail stop to 16 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is Norwich Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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16 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL

Estimated value

£527,000

Since the 2018 sale (£480,000)+10%
Against NR2 2BL's recent median (£450,000)+17%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

127 m²

1367 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£527,000

Against its 2018 sale (£480,000)+10%
Against NR2 2BL's recent median (£450,000)+17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16 Essex Street is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NR2 2BL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
127 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in NR2 2BL
5 sales, median £450,000 (2026–2025)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Sales timeline

14 May 2018Most recent
£480,000
+220.0%over 16 years
26 September 2001
£150,000

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

Nearby sales in NR2 2BL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 16 Essex Street

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

16 Essex Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Norwich (NR2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 127 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 40 EPCs). Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

16 Essex Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Jan 2018

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 January 2028

1 year remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 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.

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 floor area, 16 Essex Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,780

Street avg £3,208

Above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below

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.

Nearest schools

Bignold Primary School and NurseryPrimary396m
Avenue Junior SchoolPrimary589m
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School16 plus722m
Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education16 plus824m

Nearest stops

Norwich Rail StationRailway station1.8km

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,351 reports29%
Shoplifting895 reports19%
Anti-social Behaviour694 reports15%
Public Order369 reports8%

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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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 16 Essex Street is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NR2 2BL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 16 Essex Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Essex Street was lodged in January 2018 at band D and is valid until January 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Essex Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 37 schools and 1 stop listed are measured in a straight line from NR2 2BL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 16 Essex Street is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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