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 £725,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 4 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 4 sales between September 1997 and October 2025, 4 Essex Street, NR2 2BL rose from £94,000 to £725,000, a change of £631,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 28 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 33% 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 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 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

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£692,000

Since the 2025 sale (£725,000)-5%
Against NR2 2BL's recent median (£450,000)+54%

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

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

132 m²

1421 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band E

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

£692,000

Against its 2025 sale (£725,000)-5%
Against NR2 2BL's recent median (£450,000)+54%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Essex Street is modelled from its 132 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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
132 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in NR2 2BL
5 sales, median £450,000 (2026–2024)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Sales timeline

14 October 2025Most recent
£725,000
+15.1%over 1 year
16 January 2024
£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 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in NR2 2BL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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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 the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £725,000. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 137.7% 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

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 April 2031

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Oct 2011

Low Energy Lighting

0%44%

More low energy lighting installed

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.

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.

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

Price per m²

£5,492

Street avg £3,152

Strongly above

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 4 Essex Street is modelled from its 132 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for 4 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 4 Essex Street was lodged in April 2021 at band D and is valid until April 2031. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 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: 4 Essex Street is in council tax band E. 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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