71 Olive Road, Norwich, NR5 0AP
About 71 Olive Road
71 Olive Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Norwich (NR5 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 57.3% above the 2020 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2020 for £220,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
71 Olive Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
71 Olive Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 71 Olive Road, Norwich, NR5 0AP
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0587
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2020Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0AP: £325,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Olive Road homes
On epc rating, 71 Olive Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,472
Street avg £2,481
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.8 km
Valley Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







