1 Margaret Road, Norwich, NR5 0AU
About 1 Margaret Road
1 Margaret Road is a detached house in Norwich (NR5 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 730.4% above the 1999 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 85.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Margaret Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Margaret Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£46,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 June 1999Most recent
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0AU: £230,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NR5 0AU
Versus other Margaret Road homes
1 Margaret Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£295
Street avg £2,697
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.9 km
Valley Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







