What type of property is 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL last sold for £450,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £67,000 in July 1996, so prices have been rising over 29 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 1996 and September 2025, 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL rose from £67,000 to £450,000, a change of £383,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL have?

The current EPC rating for 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. It has dropped from a C recorded in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR2 2BL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL heated?

The latest EPC at 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is in council tax band C.

Where is 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL located?

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

What is crime like near 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

Police records around 37 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.

Which schools serve 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest primary school to 37 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 transport links are near 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest rail stop to 37 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is Norwich Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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37 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 37 Essex Street

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

37 Essex Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Norwich (NR2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £450,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
LoftYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2022

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2022from Aug 2013

EPC improved fromC73toD67

Windows

Very PoorAverage

Window efficiency improved

Renewable Energy

NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (45 kWp) installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 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.

37 Essex Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£440,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£450,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

4 September 2025Most recent
£450,000
+571.6%over 29 years
3 July 1996
£67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 2BL: £530,000 (2025–2022).

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.

Years Held for 37 Essex Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,846

Street avg £2,988

Above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 111 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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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