124 California Road, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QW
About 124 California Road
124 California Road is a semi-detached house in California, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3QW). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 785% above the 1997 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£29/sq ft) was about 82.6% below the postcode norm. At 63 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 21 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
124 California Road 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
124 California Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£20,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 May 1997Most recent
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 3QW: £190,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NR29 3QW
118 California Road, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QW
Sold Sept 2025
£320,000139 California Road, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QW
Sold Jan 2023
£190,000106 California Road, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QW
Sold Feb 2022
£147,500122 California Road, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QW
Sold May 2021
£163,013Metfield, California Road, California, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3QW
Sold Jan 2021
£280,000
Versus other California Road homes
124 California Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£317
Street avg £2,110
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
2.0 km
Caister Academy. 5 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







