23a, Golden Dog Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BP
About 23a
23a is a semi-detached house in Norwich (NR3 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 8 units on file.
One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2014. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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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 23a, Golden Dog Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BP
- Mar 2014SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of dwellinghouse into 2 No. self contained flats.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02047/F
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Sales history & valuation
23a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR3 1BP: £150,000 (2010–1999).
Nearby sales in NR3 1BP
Versus other Golden Dog Lane homes
On epc rating, 23a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Jane Austen College. 39 schools nearby.
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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
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB







