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EPC B
About 5 Francis Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Francis Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kessingland, Lowestoft, Lowestoft (NR33 7PU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2025) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £257,500 in September 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Francis Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B90
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2022)
£257,500
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Francis Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Francis Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,893
Street avg £2,244
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR33 7PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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