Birch Lodge, Birch Drive, Attleborough, NR17 2HF
About Birch Lodge
Birch Lodge is a detached house in Attleborough (NR17 2HF). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2024) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 sits 70.1% above the 2010 sale of £357,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 18.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Birch Lodge ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (25 kWp) installed
Planning history
Birch Lodge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Birch Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 11 years.
£357,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
1 July 2010Most recent
£357,500
+138.6%over 11 years29 April 1999
£149,845
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 2HF: £258,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NR17 2HF
Versus other Birch Drive homes
Birch Lodge outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,954
Street avg £2,541
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Attleborough Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Rosecroft Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







