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About 5 Kensington Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Kensington Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lowestoft (NR33 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Heating system
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Kensington Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Kensington Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Extension to rear of existing property (Revised Design to granted planning permission ref DC/18/3724/FUL)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Kensington Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Kensington Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,169
Street avg £2,368
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR33 0HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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