What type of property is 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

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

What was the last sold price for 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL last sold for £630,000 in January 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £94,000 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and January 2024, 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL rose from £94,000 to £630,000, a change of £536,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (1,421 sq ft), around 66 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR2 2BL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

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

Where is 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL located?

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

How safe is the area around 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

Police records around 4 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 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest primary school to 4 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 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL?

The closest rail stop to 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL is Norwich Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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4 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

132 m²

1421 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Essex Street

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

4 Essex Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 132 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 38 EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 110.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £630,000.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemGas
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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Oct 2011

Low Energy Lighting

0%44%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Essex Street, Norwich, NR2 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

Latest sale on 4 Essex Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£645,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£630,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

16 January 2024Most recent
£630,000
+99.2%over 17 years
4 May 2006
£316,200
+236.4%over 8 years
9 September 1997
£94,000

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

4 Essex Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,773

Street avg £2,958

Strongly above

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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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

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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