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One of relatively few office blocks on the High Road, this one was built c1970 to the designs of Scott, Brownrigg and Turner. The ground floor shops and storey above are part of the same development. It is within the Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill Conservation Area, though the report describes Norfolk House as a "neutral building".
The course of Streatham High Road has been a major highway between London and Sussex since Roman times. Its current appearance is largely attributable to two major spells of development. The first was during the late C19th following the opening of Streatham Hill station in 1856, and the second was after 1911 when the line to Victoria was electrified. Though much-maligned and undoubtedly blighted by heavy traffic, closer examination reveals that the road is lined with a number of interesting buildings, some of which reflect the period between the wars when Streatham was a fashionable centre of entertainment. Information from Lambeth Council (Link (Archive Link ) ).