2a, Branford Road, Norwich, NR3 4QD

2a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR3 4QD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 59 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 49 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -46.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 87.7% above the 2014 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 36.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.