5 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR
About 5 Fen Street
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Fen Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 5 Fen Street.
- Apr 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Oak framed cart lodge, garage and store room
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2016/0201/HOU
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
2 storey residential extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2014/0624/F
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 18 years.
£482,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2020Most recent
£482,500
+101.0%over 15 years15 August 2004
£239,995
+50.0%over 2 years28 December 2001
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 1SR: £375,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NR17 1SR
43 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR
Sold Jul 2025
£375,00010 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR
Sold Mar 2025
£355,0007a, Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR
Sold Mar 2025
£475,00062a, Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR
Sold Nov 2024
£550,00057 Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1SR
Sold Nov 2024
£362,500
Versus other Fen Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Fen Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,666
Street avg £2,631
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 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.
Closest school
1.1 km
Old Buckenham Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







