8 The Drive, Norwich, NR5 0EF

8 The Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Norwich (NR5 0EF). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 24.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £387,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.