Clay Cottage, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
About Clay Cottage
Clay Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Caston, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £820,000 is 21.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Clay Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to dwelling
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2010/1304/F
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Sales history & valuation
Clay Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£820,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 20 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2018Most recent
£675,000
+365.5%over 18 years20 June 1999
£145,000
+5.8%over 1 year17 August 1997
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 1DG: £400,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in NR17 1DG
Ambazac, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Aug 2023
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Sold Nov 2022
£400,000Abbots Gate Cottage, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
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£263,0002 The Cottage, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Mar 2019
£200,000Willow House, Northacre, Caston, Attleborough, NR17 1DG
Sold Dec 2018
£481,500
Versus other Northacre homes
On habitable rooms, Clay Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,885
Street avg £2,161
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







