Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 California Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in California, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 33.3% above the 2017 sale price.
42 California Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 June 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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42 California Crescent 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.
Price for 42 California Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 16 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 16 years.
21 September 2017Most recent
£255,000
+26.3%over 2 years27 August 2015
£201,950
+64.9%over 4 years7 July 2011
£122,500
+206.3%over 9 years30 November 2001
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 3QP: £225,000 (2025–2025).
53 California Crescent, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QP
Sold Aug 2025
57 California Crescent, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QP
Sold Aug 2025
47 California Crescent, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QP
Sold Jul 2025
45 California Crescent, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QP
Sold Mar 2025
51 California Crescent, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QP
Sold Jan 2025
CO₂ Emissions for 42 California Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,759
Street avg £2,316
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.2 km
Ormesby Village Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
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