1 Calthorpe Road, Norwich, NR5 8RX
About 1 Calthorpe Road
1 Calthorpe Road is a semi-detached house in Norwich (NR5 8RX). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
1 Calthorpe Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 1 Calthorpe Road, Norwich, NR5 8RX
- Feb 2017ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension. The extension extends 5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling. The height at the highest point of the extension is 3.85m. The height at the eaves is 3.85m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00139/PDE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Calthorpe Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 8RX: £213,000 (2024–2006).
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Versus other Calthorpe Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Calthorpe Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







