4 Mill Cottages, Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SG
About 4 Mill Cottages
4 Mill Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Old Buckenham, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 1SG). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 117), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 11% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 80.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Mill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Mill Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 23 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2020Most recent
£290,000
+28.9%over 5 years4 December 2014
£225,000
+28.6%over 7 years24 May 2007
£175,000
+414.7%over 9 years1 December 1997
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 1SG: £294,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in NR17 1SG
4 The Granary, Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SG
Sold Mar 2025
£250,000Mill House, Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SG
Sold Jan 2021
£262,5003 The Granary, Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SG
Sold Aug 2017
£294,0001 The Granary, Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SG
Sold Aug 2016
£327,100Willow House, Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SG
Sold Jul 2016
£575,000
Versus other Mill Road homes
On floor area, 4 Mill Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.8 km
Old Buckenham Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







