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5 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
181 m²
1948 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Fen Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Fen Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Old Buckenham, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 1SR). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 181 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 45 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 19.2% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £482,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDetached
  • Summer houseYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Fen Street

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Fen Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromE44toD58
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
95%55%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at 5 Fen Street.

  1. Apr 2016
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Oak framed cart lodge, garage and store room

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2016/0201/HOU
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    2 storey residential extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2014/0624/F
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Fen Street

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£482,500

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 February 2020Most recent

    £482,500

    +101.0%over 15 years
  2. 15 August 2004

    £239,995

    +50.0%over 2 years
  3. 28 December 2001

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 1SR: £375,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Fen Street homes

Four headline reads against 45 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 5 Fen Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,666

Street avg £2,631

On par

Floor Area

181 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Fen Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Attleborough district page.

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

1.1 km

Old Buckenham Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR17 1SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR17 1SR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR17 1SR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.