2 Poplar Drive, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HU
About 2 Poplar Drive
2 Poplar Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Filby, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3HU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 95.1% above the 2003 sale of £139,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 15 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Poplar Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Poplar Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 December 2003Most recent
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 3HU: £425,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NR29 3HU
20 Poplar Drive, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HU
Sold May 2025
£425,00019 Poplar Drive, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HU
Sold Dec 2022
£415,00029 Poplar Drive, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HU
Sold Dec 2021
£570,00012 Poplar Drive, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HU
Sold Jul 2020
£230,00021 Poplar Drive, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HU
Sold May 2019
£315,000
Versus other Poplar Drive homes
On price per m², 2 Poplar Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,686
Street avg £2,334
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.1 km
Filby Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







