93 Olive Road, Norwich, NR5 0AW
About 93 Olive Road
93 Olive Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR5 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–211 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 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 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 178.8% above the 1998 sale of £52,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
93 Olive Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
93 Olive 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
Latest sale on 93 Olive Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£52,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 1998Most recent
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0AW: £120,000 (2024–2017).
Versus other Olive Road homes
93 Olive Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
30 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.6 km
Valley Primary Academy. 24 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







