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 7 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 January 2032
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.
£428,000
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 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
229/mo
Falling 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







