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16 Ruskin Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0LL

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Ruskin Road

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

16 Ruskin Road is a three-bedroom detached house in New Costessey, Norwich, Norwich (NR5 0LL). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 83 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 23.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £223,000 in June 2019.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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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.

16 Ruskin Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Ruskin Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Ruskin Road 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.

16 Ruskin Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£276,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£223,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2019Most recent

    £223,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0LL: £320,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Ruskin Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Ruskin Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,687

Street avg £2,064

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Ruskin Road

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Achilles Drive

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3 bed2 bath
£299k

1 Chapel Road

NR5 0NN

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Dr Torrens Way, New Costessey

NR5 0GB

3 bed2 bath
£306k

1 Culloden Avenue

NR5 0UP

3 bed1 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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.8 km

Costessey Primary School. 18 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 0LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR5 0LL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR5 0LL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

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 16 Ruskin Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0LL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.