1a, Margaret Road, Norwich, NR5 0AU

1a is a five-bedroom 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 C. 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). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

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). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 11% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £420,000.