78 Gurney Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HL
About 78 Gurney Road
78 Gurney Road is a detached house in New Costessey, Norwich, Norwich (NR5 0HL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. A recent sale: £330,000 in September 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 162.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
78 Gurney Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
78 Gurney Road has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
78 Gurney Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2025Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0HL: £427,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NR5 0HL
73 Gurney Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HL
Sold Dec 2025
£295,00054 Gurney Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HL
Sold Feb 2025
£487,50056 Gurney Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HL
Sold Dec 2024
£427,00068 Gurney Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HL
Sold Jun 2023
£495,000107 Gurney Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HL
Sold Jan 2023
£350,000
Versus other Gurney Road homes
78 Gurney Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,400
Street avg £2,347
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Costessey Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB