16 Ambleside Close, Norwich, NR5 8LS
About 16 Ambleside Close
16 Ambleside Close is an end-of-terrace house in Norwich (NR5 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 15.4% below the 2018 sale of £280,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 118.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £280,000 in December 2018.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Ambleside Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Ambleside Close, Norwich, NR5 8LS
- Feb 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. The extension extends 4.3m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling. The height at the highest point of the extension is 3m. The height at the eaves is 3m.
- Reference
- 19/00026/PDE
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Ambleside Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 18 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2018Most recent
£280,000
+99.3%over 13 years1 June 2005
£140,500
+123.2%over 4 years18 July 2000
£62,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 8LS: £195,000 (2017–2011).
Nearby sales in NR5 8LS
Versus other Ambleside Close homes
16 Ambleside Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,692
Street avg £1,649
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







