17 Briar Court, Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PR
About 17 Briar Court
17 Briar Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR5 8PR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 4th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 22 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £103,000 in February 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 11.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 21 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
17 Briar Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Briar Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Briar Court has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£103,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£103,000
+3.0%over 4 years11 July 2017
£100,000
+19.8%over 2 years27 February 2015
£83,500
+4.4%over 10 years5 August 2004
£79,950
+42.1%over 1 year17 February 2003
£56,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 8PR: £150,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NR5 8PR
4 Briar Court, Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PR
Sold Dec 2024
£200,00013 Briar Court, Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PR
Sold Sept 2023
£165,0006 Briar Court, Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PR
Sold Apr 2022
£150,0005 Briar Court, Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PR
Sold Mar 2022
£129,0009 Briar Court, Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PR
Sold Mar 2022
£135,000
Versus other Guardian Road homes
On price per m², 17 Briar Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,452
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Henderson Green Primary Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB







