8 Dorking Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AZ
About 8 Dorking Road
8 Dorking Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hopton, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR31 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last sale on file: £247,000 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 5 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 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 111.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
8 Dorking Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 Dorking Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Dorking Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 24 years.
£247,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2022Most recent
£247,000
+33.5%over 2 years14 May 2020
£185,000
+5.1%over 1 year30 January 2019
£176,000
+21.4%over 13 years14 April 2005
£145,000
+383.3%over 6 years22 December 1998
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR31 9AZ: £144,500 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in NR31 9AZ
5 Dorking Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AZ
Sold Dec 2023
£202,5002 Dorking Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AZ
Sold Aug 2019
£144,5007 Dorking Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AZ
Sold Oct 2012
£143,0003 Dorking Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AZ
Sold Sept 2004
£124,0001 Dorking Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AZ
Sold Mar 2004
£100,000
Versus other Dorking Road homes
8 Dorking Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,167
Street avg £1,702
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Bloodmans Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. 4 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







