1 College Road, Norwich, NR2 3JW
About 1 College Road
1 College Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR2 3JW). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £625,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 College Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 January 2030
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Planning history
1 College Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 College Road, Norwich, NR2 3JW
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Council
- LLC-9DK4W
- Reference
- 25/01104/F
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 College Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 29 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2025Most recent
£625,000
+557.9%over 28 years20 December 1996
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR2 3JW: £475,000 (2023–2015).
Versus other College Road homes
Years Held for 1 College Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,472
Street avg £2,636
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 599 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 19.3 t/year
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Crime
270/mo
Falling 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. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







