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Wells-next-the-Sea

Land size
0.4 acres

Key Features

  • Development opportunity extending to approximately 0.6 acre (STMS)
  • Prime position close to the centre of Wells-next-the-Sea
  • Two individual lots available to purchase separately or together
  • Lot 1 – Hillside: approximately 0.4 acre (STMS) – £775,000
  • Lot 2 – Millside / Glowen-Ower: approximately 0.2 acre (STMS) – £375,000
  • Significant potential for redevelopment, subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents
  • Hillside includes a semi-detached brick and flint cottage requiring renovation
  • Millside / Glowen-Ower comprises a bungalow of non-standard construction

Description

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - APPROXIMATELY 0.6 ACRE SITE - PRIME WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA LOCATION
Lot 1 - Hillside: £775,000
Lot 2 - Millside / Glowen-Ower: £375,000

SUMMARY
A rare opportunity to acquire approximately 0.6 acre (STMS) in a prime position close to the centre of Wells-next-the-Sea. The site is available as two individual lots, which can be purchased separately or together, offering considerable potential for redevelopment, subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

LOT 1 - HILLSIDE
Hillside occupies a substantial plot extending to approximately 0.4 acre (STMS) and currently comprises a semi-detached brick and flint cottage.
The existing property requires renovation throughout and is set well back from the road, with established gardens containing mature trees, shrubs and areas of lawn.
The scale of the plot provides significant potential for redevelopment or alternative use, subject to the necessary planning consents.

LOT 2 - MILLSIDE / GLOWEN-OWER
Millside, also known as Glowen-Ower, occupies a plot of approximately 0.2 acre (STMS) to the rear of Hillside and is accessed from Maryland.
The property currently comprises a bungalow of non-standard construction. The site offers potential for redevelopment, subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

COMBINED OPPORTUNITY
The two sites can be purchased together, creating a combined holding of approximately 0.6 acre (STMS).
The combined opportunity provides purchasers with the potential to acquire a substantial site in a prime position close to the centre of Wells-next-the-Sea, offering considerable scope for redevelopment, subject to planning.

Combined Guide Price: £1,150,000

LOCATION
Wells-next-the-Sea is one of the loveliest towns on the North Norfolk Coast. Once a busy commercial port and manufacturing town between the 16th and 20th century and now a popular seaside resort for holidaymakers. Almost the entire 50 mile stretch of coastline from Snettisham in the west to Mundesley in the east is designated as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Wells is a perfectly located base from which to explore this.

From the sweeping sandy beach, bordered by pinewoods and colourful beach huts, to the bustling harbour, where you'll find children crabbing on the quay, opposite the finest fish and chips on the coast, to the pretty leafy green known as 'The Buttlands' with its warm & welcoming taverns - Wells is the perfect, family friendly seaside destination.

There are plenty of amenities including schools, a doctor's surgery, dentist, library, food stores, pubs and restaurants, as well as interesting independent boutiques and galleries. The Maltings is a venue for art, theatre and cinema and the vibrant community organises year-round events to help keep this seaside town one of the most desirable places to live in Norfolk.

SERVICES
All mains services are available for connection.

AGENT NOTE
There is a well to the front of Hillside, to which Jasmine Cottage has the benefit of a right of access. The well is not currently in use.

DISTRICT COUNCIL
North Norfolk: .

TENURE
Freehold

VIEWING
By Appointment Through The Sole Agents, Spalding & Co.,
Office Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Date Posted
2026-08-18

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 70% 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

  • Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School230 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    197
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Walsingham CE VA Primary School3.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    30
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School5.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    111
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Langham Village School5.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Community school
  • Hindringham Church of England Primary School5.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    35
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Alderman Peel High School561 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    606
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Fakenham Academy7.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    723
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Sheringham High School14 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    630
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Smithdon High School15 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    579
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Litcham School16 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    727
    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

Co-op Wells Next The Sea, Wells-next-the-Sea96 metres
Spar - Blakeney, Blakeney, Norfolk6.6 miles
Little Waitrose Shell Fakenham, Fakenham7.9 miles

GP surgery

Wells Health Centre279 metres

Pharmacy

David Jagger Ltd367 metres

Hospital

Wells Community Hospital0.9 miles

Green space

Play Space217 metres

Walking trail

Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path386 metres

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Sheringham Rail Station15 miles

Nearest bus stop

Co-op99 metres

Typical drive times

Holt19 min · 12 miles
Fakenham17 min · 10 miles
Sheringham28 min · 17 miles
Norwich (city)53 min · 34 miles
Wells-next-the-Sea1 min · 0.3 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 3Higher 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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