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5 Bobbin Road, Norwich, NR3 2AS

Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 5 Bobbin Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Bobbin Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Norwich (NR3 2AS). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–123 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Bobbin Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryGround Floor FlatFreeholdEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bobbin Road, Norwich, NR3 2AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bobbin Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£139,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£127,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2005Most recent

    £127,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR3 2AS: £150,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Bobbin Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Bobbin Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,285

Street avg £2,545

Strongly below

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Bobbin Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.

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

2.7 km

Norwich Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Nelson Infant School. 40 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR3 2AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR3 2AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR3 2AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Bobbin Road, Norwich, NR3 2AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.