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Highfield Avenue, Swaffham, Norfolk

Land size
6.57 acres
Use Class
Use Class: E

Key Features

  • Prominent drive-thru / roadside development site
  • Established roadside use
  • 6.57 acres / 2.66 hectares
  • Excellent prominence and frontage to the A47 with dedicated entrance
  • Available with vacant possession.

Description

PROMINENT DRIVE-THRU / ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT SITE

6,57 acre / 2.66 hectare development site located prominently onto the A47 between Norwich and King's Lynn, in Swaffham.

Excellent development potential, previous planning history indicates high probability for drive-thru uses.

For sale with Vacant Possession.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-18

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

6 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham2.3 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    61
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    241
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Swaffham CofE Primary Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    215
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Narborough Church of England Primary Academy3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Nicholas Hamond Academy2.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    710
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Litcham School8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    727
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Iceni Secondary Academy9.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    555
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Wayland Academy10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    564
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Downham Market Academy11 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,329
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Waitrose Swaffham, Swaffham2.1 miles
Asda Swaffham Supermarket, Swaffham2.1 miles
Tesco Swaffham Superstore, Swaffham2.1 miles

GP surgery

Plowright Medical Centre2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Medpal Pharmacy2 miles

Hospital

Swaffham Community Hospital2.3 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Watlington Rail Station11 miles

Nearest bus stop

Raceway445 metres

Typical drive times

Watton21 min · 12 miles
Dereham19 min · 14 miles
Swaffham4 min · 2.6 miles
Ely (city)40 min · 29 miles
Downham Market20 min · 12 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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