Betts Court, Flat 12, Cross Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BU
About Betts Court
Betts Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Norwich (NR3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2022 for £240,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Betts Court has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Betts Court has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2022Most recent
£240,000
+9.6%over 4 years9 February 2018
£219,000
+51.0%over 15 years24 July 2002
£145,000
+93.3%over 4 years30 January 1998
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR3 1BU: £152,252 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in NR3 1BU
Betts Court, Flat 11, Cross Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BU
Sold Jun 2024
£165,000Betts Court, Flat 5, Cross Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BU
Sold Jan 2022
£155,000Betts Court, Flat 1, Cross Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BU
Sold Jan 2022
£125,000Betts Court, Flat 2, Cross Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BU
Sold Apr 2017
£147,000Betts Court, Flat 7, Cross Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BU
Sold Mar 2017
£152,252
Versus other Cross Lane homes
Betts Court is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,353
Street avg £2,207
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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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
1.2 km
Norwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 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
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







