4 Brereton Close, Norwich, NR5 8LX
About 4 Brereton Close
4 Brereton Close is a semi-detached house in Norwich (NR5 8LX). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 14.6% below the 2021 sale of £260,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £260,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Planning history
4 Brereton Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Brereton Close, Norwich, NR5 8LX
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- 22/00154/F
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 16 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£260,000
+94.8%over 15 years6 July 2005
£133,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 8LX: £241,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NR5 8LX
Versus other Brereton Close homes
Floor Area for 4 Brereton Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,171
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.5 km
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







