What type of property is 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF?

1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF sell for?

1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF last sold for £200,000 in January 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £147,000 in May 2008, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2008 and January 2015, 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF rose from £147,000 to £200,000, a change of £53,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in December 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF?

1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NR17 2HF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF?

1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF located?

1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF sits in Attleborough. It falls within the NR17 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF?

Police records around 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF?

The closest primary school to 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF is Rosecroft Primary School (577m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Attleborough Academy (1.4km).

How well connected is 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF?

The closest rail stop to 1 Birch Drive, NR17 2HF is Attleborough Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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1 Birch Drive, Attleborough, NR17 2HF

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 1 Birch Drive

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

1 Birch Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Attleborough (NR17 2HF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 36% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Birch Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2015

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birch Drive, Attleborough, NR17 2HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

1 Birch Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£200,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

30 January 2015Most recent
£200,000
+36.1%over 6 years
15 May 2008
£147,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 2HF: £258,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in NR17 2HF

On the street

Versus other Birch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Birch Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,817

Street avg £2,479

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Comparables

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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.

Full Attleborough report

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.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Attleborough Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Rosecroft Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR17 2HF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR17 2HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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