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12 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN

Extendable
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Grove Avenue

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

12 Grove Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in New Costessey, Norwich, Norwich (NR5 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 71 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Grove Avenue 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£288,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£280,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 October 2021Most recent

    £280,000

    +14.3%over 1 year

  2. 9 March 2020

    £245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0HN: £433,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Grove Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Grove Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,944

Street avg £2,807

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Grove Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£295k

1 Breckland Road

NR5 0RN

3 bed1 bath
£296k

1 Achilles Drive

NR5 0TU

3 bed2 bath
£299k

1 Chapel Road

NR5 0NN

3 bed1 bath
£306k

1 Culloden Avenue

NR5 0UP

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Dr Torrens Way, New Costessey

NR5 0GB

3 bed2 bath
£245k

1 Dolphin Road

NR5 0UR

3 bed
£222k

1 East Hills Road

NR5 0PF

3 bed
£191k

1 Camborne Close

NR5 0DB

3 bed
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

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.5 km

Costessey Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR5 0HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.