Detached 2 sales on record

13 BERNARD CLOSE

RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS

£430,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Vera Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.3 miles
Train station	Salhouse	1.2 miles
University	Broadcast House	4.1 miles
Hospital	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital:Emergency Department	7.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

164 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£430,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,622/m²

Local average

£402,988 (66 sales)

Street crime

22 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/07/2025

Expiry date: 09/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,750/year

Potential heating cost: £1,275/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,550

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/03/2026	£430,000	Detached	+814.9%	£429,560 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/07/1997	£47,000	Detached	—	£247,957 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£430,000
listed	07/09/2025	£425,000
sold	01/01/1997	£47,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
1A VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP	£322,500	11/12/2025	Detached
2B VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP	£410,000	04/07/2025	Detached
5 LONSDALE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QW	£257,000	15/12/2023	Detached
17 VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP	£300,000	12/10/2023	Detached
8 LONSDALE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QW	£268,980	10/05/2023	Detached
49 GREEN LANE EAST, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QL	£374,000	28/04/2023	Detached
5 VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP	£360,000	24/11/2022	Detached
6 LONSDALE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QW	£330,000	23/09/2022	Detached
2 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS	£255,000	09/09/2022	Detached
9 GREEN LANE EAST, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QJ	£420,000	16/08/2022	Detached
8 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS	£545,000	11/08/2022	Detached
44A VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP	£420,000	19/07/2022	Detached
44A VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP	£410,000	29/04/2022	Detached
8 SALHOUSE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QH	£300,000	29/04/2022	Detached
57 VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QN	£310,000	01/04/2022	Detached
43 GREEN LANE EAST, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QL	£415,000	10/02/2022	Detached
12 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS	£520,000	01/12/2021	Detached
4 SALHOUSE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QH	£340,000	29/09/2021	Detached

Area average: £364,304 (18 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 0.6%

10y growth 28%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Broadland. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 7.6%

5y (index) 16.5%

10y (index) 38.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Broadland. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £845/mo

Realistic £939/mo

Optimistic £1,033/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Broadland.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Central Norfolk & Norwich: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Detached House, Salman Road, NR13	£1,500/mo	4	0.77 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.35%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 4.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.9×

Monthly cashflow £-368/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	10
Anti-social behaviour	7
Criminal damage and arson	2
Drugs	1
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	22

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Rackheath Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 10 Sep 2024
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	1.5 miles	Good — 27 Feb 2014
White House Farm	Primary	1.8 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2024
Salhouse CofE Primary School	Primary	1.8 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form	Secondary	2.0 miles	Requires improvement — 28 Nov 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
06/12/2004	20/09/2004	—	1

# 13 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS

## Property details

- Slug: `806e456` (address key hash: `806e456c4dd333ddf610f256fd79ce1f617434e0`)
- Postcode: NR13 6QS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 164 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £430,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,622/m²
- Local average: £402,988 (66 sales)
- Street crime: 22 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £430,000
- Date: 2026-03-30
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,750/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,550

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/5035-1623-5500-0980-2292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-30 | £430,000 | Detached | +814.9% | £429,560 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-3ee1-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 1997-07-16 | £47,000 | Detached | — | £247,957 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/79f9261b-be3b-49c9-b782-e98187f9f48f) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 13 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS | £430,000 | 30/03/2026 | Detached |
| 13 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS | £47,000 | 16/07/1997 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166680236](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bd61c7d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £430,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-07 | £425,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £47,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1A VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP | £322,500 | 11/12/2025 | Detached |
| 2B VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP | £410,000 | 04/07/2025 | Detached |
| 5 LONSDALE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QW | £257,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 17 VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP | £300,000 | 12/10/2023 | Detached |
| 8 LONSDALE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QW | £268,980 | 10/05/2023 | Detached |
| 49 GREEN LANE EAST, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QL | £374,000 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| 5 VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP | £360,000 | 24/11/2022 | Detached |
| 6 LONSDALE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QW | £330,000 | 23/09/2022 | Detached |
| 2 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS | £255,000 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 9 GREEN LANE EAST, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QJ | £420,000 | 16/08/2022 | Detached |
| 8 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS | £545,000 | 11/08/2022 | Detached |
| 44A VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP | £420,000 | 19/07/2022 | Detached |
| 44A VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QP | £410,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 8 SALHOUSE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QH | £300,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 57 VERA ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QN | £310,000 | 01/04/2022 | Detached |
| 43 GREEN LANE EAST, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QL | £415,000 | 10/02/2022 | Detached |
| 12 BERNARD CLOSE, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QS | £520,000 | 01/12/2021 | Detached |
| 4 SALHOUSE ROAD, RACKHEATH, NORWICH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK, NR13 6QH | £340,000 | 29/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £364,304 (18 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 0.6%
- **10y growth:** 28%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Broadland; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Broadland). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £845/mo
- **Realistic:** £939/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,033/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Central Norfolk & Norwich (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Salman Road, NR13 | £1,500/mo | 4 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.35% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-368/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **22** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Rackheath Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 10 Sep 2024 |
| Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 27 Feb 2014 |
| White House Farm | Primary | 1.8 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| Salhouse CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.8 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 2.0 miles | Requires improvement — 28 Nov 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2271255
- **Address:** 13 Bernard Close, Rackheath, NR13 6QS
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/12/2004
- **Work Completed:** 20/09/2004
- **Items:** 1 door(s)