1 Mayfield Cottages, Silver Street, Besthorpe, Attleborough, NR17 2LE
About 1 Mayfield Cottages
1 Mayfield Cottages is a semi-detached house in Besthorpe, Attleborough, Attleborough (NR17 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 22.2% below the 2023 sale of £405,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 231.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £405,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Mayfield Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2024AnnexFullIn report
Proposed conversion of existing garage outbuilding to become family guest accommodation ancillary to main dwelling.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2024/0465/HOU
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey extension to side of dwelling with single storey entrance link.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2020/1487/HOU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Mayfield Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 25 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
3 September 2023Most recent
£405,000
+58.8%over 7 years29 January 2016
£255,000
+45.7%over 11 years24 February 2004
£175,000
+236.5%over 5 years22 December 1998
£52,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR17 2LE: £750,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Silver Street homes
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Spooner Row Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.8 km
Wymondham College Prep School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







