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42 Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0SY

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Dereham Road

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

42 Dereham Road is a semi-detached house in New Costessey, Norwich, Norwich (NR5 0SY). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, an annexe and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £305,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 42 Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0SY

2decisions2extensions25documents
  1. Jun 2017
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Change of use of existing garage to annexe including new porch and extension.

    ExtensionPorchAnnex
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    2017/1072
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AnnexDecision

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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

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£305,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £305,000

    +23.5%over 4 years

  2. 25 October 2016

    £247,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0SY: £298,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Dereham Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 42 Dereham Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,798

Street avg £2,310

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Dereham Road

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

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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
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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.
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Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery 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 0SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR5 0SY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR5 0SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

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

Common questions

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