Oak Cottage, West Carr Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AN
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Attleborough (NR17 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 680 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 44.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £185,000 in September 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Oak Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of dilapidated side and rear extensions and construction of single storey lean-to rear extension, and alterations to rear first floor extension.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2019/1301/HOU
- Nov 2019OutlineIn report
Reserved matters application following outline application 3PL/2019/0051/O -Division of Garden to Provide Building Plot
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2019/1031/D
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2018Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 1AN: £500,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in NR17 1AN
Clementine Cottage, West Carr Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AN
Sold Oct 2023
£500,000Eider House, West Carr Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AN
Sold Aug 2023
£625,000Walcot Cottage, West Carr Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AN
Sold Nov 2022
£400,0002 Royal Oak Cottage, West Carr Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AN
Sold Sept 2022
£225,000Corner Farm, West Carr Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AN
Sold Sept 2020
£1,350,000
Versus other West Carr Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Oak Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,927
Street avg £2,789
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Attleborough Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Rosecroft Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







