What type of property is 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ?

78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ is a 5-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ sell for?

78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ last sold for £330,000 in November 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £81,000 in March 2004, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ?

Across 2 sales between March 2004 and November 2023, 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ rose from £81,000 to £330,000, a change of £249,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ have?

The current EPC rating for 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ?

78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 152% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR5 0DQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ heated?

The latest EPC at 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ?

78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ located?

78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ sits in Norwich. It falls within the NR5 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ?

Police records around 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 73% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ?

The closest primary school to 78 Oval Road, NR5 0DQ is Valley Primary Academy (542m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hellesdon High School (1.8km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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78 Oval Road, Norwich, NR5 0DQ

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 78 Oval Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

78 Oval Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Norwich (NR5 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £330,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

78 Oval Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Oval Road, Norwich, NR5 0DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 Oval 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

78 Oval Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£330,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

14 November 2023Most recent
£330,000
+307.4%over 19 years
5 March 2004
£81,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0DQ: £315,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in NR5 0DQ

On the street

Versus other Oval Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

78 Oval Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,727

Street avg £4,186

Above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 107 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Norwich district page.

Full Norwich report

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

0.5 km

Valley Primary Academy. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR5 0DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR5 0DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

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FAQ

Common questions

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