2a, Oval Road, Norwich, NR5 0DE
About 2a
2a is a four-bedroom detached house in Norwich (NR5 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 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 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 469.5% above the 1998 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 75.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2a 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
2a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 May 1998Most recent
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0DE: £255,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Oval Road homes
Price per m² for 2a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£484
Street avg £2,741
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Valley Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







