8 Olive Close, Norwich, NR5 0AR
About 8 Olive Close
8 Olive Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Norwich (NR5 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £410,000 in August 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Olive Close, Norwich, NR5 0AR
- May 2023Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension and conversion of existing garage to annexe (retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtensionAnnex- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/0407
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Olive Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2024Most recent
£410,000
+3.8%over 2 years3 May 2022
£395,000
+68.1%over 10 years12 March 2012
£235,000
+154.1%over 10 years19 July 2001
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0AR: £230,000 (2019–2003).
Versus other Olive Close homes
On price per m², 8 Olive Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,083
Street avg £2,347
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.7 km
Valley Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







