15 Birchwood, Norwich, NR7 0RL
About 15 Birchwood
15 Birchwood is a five-bedroom detached house in Norwich (NR7 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1567 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 12.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
15 Birchwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
15 Birchwood has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at 15 Birchwood, Norwich, NR7 0RL
- Dec 2009Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Silver Maple - Re-pollard to previous cuts
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20091311
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2021Decision
- Tree WorksMay 2020Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Birchwood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 January 2018Most recent
£485,000
+27.6%over 6 years14 November 2011
£380,000
+100.0%over 10 years26 January 2001
£190,000
+2.7%over 7 months28 June 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR7 0RL: £310,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Birchwood homes
15 Birchwood outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,331
Street avg £3,146
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







