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Old Methodist Church, Bell Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25

Land size
0.47 acres

Key Features

  • ATTRACTIVE VILLAGE LOCATION, 2 MILES FROM WATTON
  • TOTAL SITE AREA 0.47 ACRES (0.19 HECTARES)
  • REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL (STP)
  • FREEHOLD WITH VACANT POSSESSION

Description

The subject property comprises a parcel of land extending to approximately 0.19 hectares, 0.47 acres, with access from Bell Lane. The site includes a range of adjoining buildings, with two traditional brick and timber framed buildings beneath pitched tiled roofs to the front, and a further series of brick, steel and timber framed buildings with fibre cement roofs to the rear. An additional area of grassland lies beyond the buildings.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-06

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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 58% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Parker's Church of England Primary Academy598 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Watton Junior School0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    311
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    261
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    234
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Wayland Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    564
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Nicholas Hamond Academy6.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    710
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Dereham Neatherd High School9.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,079
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northgate High School9.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,203
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Attleborough Academy9.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    976
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Tesco Watton Superstore, Watton, Norfolk1.1 miles
Lidl Watton - Norwich Road, Watton, Norfolk1.9 miles
Spar - Carbrooke, Watton, Norfolk2.1 miles

GP surgery

Watton Medical Practice1 mile

Pharmacy

Total Health Pharmacy1 mile

Hospital

Swaffham Community Hospital6.9 miles

Green space

Play Space111 metres

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

Harling Road Rail Station9.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

River Bank Cottage292 metres

Typical drive times

Watton3 min · 1.3 miles
Dereham19 min · 11 miles
Hingham14 min · 8.8 miles
Swaffham14 min · 8.1 miles
Norwich (city)41 min · 25 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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