14 Council Houses, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB
About 14 Council Houses
14 Council Houses is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Besthorpe, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 956 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 67.9% above the 2011 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in November 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
14 Council Houses'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
14 Council Houses has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 2 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2011Most recent
£137,000
+2.2%over 2 years2 September 2009
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 2LB: £480,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NR17 2LB
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£400,000Virginia Works, The Bungalow, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB
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£319,000Chaslin, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB
Sold Nov 2023
£480,000Oak House, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB
Sold Nov 2022
£440,000
Versus other Norwich Road homes
14 Council Houses is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,543
Street avg £2,494
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Spooner Row Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.2 km
Wymondham College Prep School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB







