26 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
About 26 Grove Avenue
26 Grove Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in New Costessey, Norwich, Norwich (NR5 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 694 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 52.7% above the 2004 sale of £150,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 14 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
26 Grove Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
26 Grove Avenue has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 26 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed 1.5 storey front extension and internal alterations.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/1933
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Sales history & valuation
26 Grove Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 February 2004Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0HN: £433,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NR5 0HN
30 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Jul 2025
£470,0002a, Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Feb 2025
£286,00014 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Aug 2022
£460,0008 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Dec 2021
£257,00020a, Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Nov 2021
£270,000
Versus other Grove Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 26 Grove Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,326
Street avg £2,932
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Costessey Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







