189 Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PQ
About 189 Unthank Road
189 Unthank Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Norwich (NR2 2PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2019. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £735,000 is 23.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £596,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
189 Unthank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 189 Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PQ
- May 2019SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension and conversion of garage to facilitate subdivision into 2 No. dwellings.
- Reference
- 19/00054/F
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 189 Unthank Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£735,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£596,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 October 2019Most recent
£596,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 2PQ: £175,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NR2 2PQ
Versus other Unthank Road homes
189 Unthank Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,485
Street avg £4,818
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 193 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
2.3 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Avenue Junior School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







