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8 Council Houses, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 8 Council Houses

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

8 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Besthorpe, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Everything you need to know about 8 Council Houses

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Council Houses, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Council Houses has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Council Houses

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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.

8 Council Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR17 2LB: £480,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Norwich Road homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Council Houses is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 67 (D)

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Council Houses

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£238k

1 Cherry Row, London Road

NR17 2BY

2 bed1 bath
£233k

1 Bunwell Road, Besthorpe

NR17 2LL

£242k

1 Briar Gardens

NR17 2GY

3 bed
£250k

1 Beech Avenue

NR17 2ET

2 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Christie Court, Queens Square

NR17 2AE

3 bed1 bath
£259k

1 Arlington Gardens

NR17 2ND

£265k

1 Besthorpe Road

NR17 2AN

2 bed
£272k

1 Birch Drive

NR17 2HF

2 bed
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

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.

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 2LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR17 2LB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR17 2LB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.0dB

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 8 Council Houses, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.