Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Grove Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in New Costessey, Norwich, Norwich (NR5 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 14 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £257,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2031
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 8 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of garage and erection of single storey extensions to rear
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£257,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 December 2021Most recent
£257,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0HN: £433,000 (2025–2021).
30 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
14 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Aug 2022
20a, Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Nov 2021
12 Grove Avenue, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0HN
Sold Oct 2021
On floor area, 8 Grove Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,079
Street avg £2,797
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Costessey Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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