Abbots Gate Cottage, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
About Abbots Gate Cottage
Abbots Gate Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Caston, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 11% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £263,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2012Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of ancillary accommodation/holiday unit/ granny annexe to separate dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2012/0769/CU
- Apr 2012ApplicationIn report
Removal of Section 106 agreement restricting use of garage/ancillary accommodation to holiday/annexe
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3OB/2011/0004/OB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 10 years.
£263,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2022Most recent
£263,000
+70.8%over 10 years12 September 2012
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 1DG: £481,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NR17 1DG
Ambazac, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Aug 2023
£750,000Alma House, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Nov 2022
£400,0002 The Cottage, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Mar 2019
£200,000Willow House, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Dec 2018
£481,500Post Box Bungalow, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Oct 2018
£190,000
Versus other Northacre homes
Abbots Gate Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,416
Street avg £2,123
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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.
Closest school
0.6 km
Caston Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school 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
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







