The Surveyors Pit, Gressenhall Road, Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk NR20
- Land size
- 3.42 acres
Key Features
- 3.42 acres (stms) of woodland
- Guide price: £30,000 to £40,000
- For sale by livestream auction
- 10am Wednesday 9th September 2026
Description
FOR SALE BY LIVESTREAM AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 10:00AM
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Rare opportunity to purchase 3.42 acres (stms) of mature woodland
This rectangular parcel of mature woodland extends to around 3.42 acre (stms).
Formerly an old gravel pit it is located between residential properties in a semi rural location accessed off Gressenhall Road.
The land has been in the same ownership for many years and will be sold with vacant possession.
It is located around three miles north of Dereham.
On instruction of charitable trustees
Overage An overage will reserve 30% of any uplift in value arising from any change of use from the existing woodland use for a period of 25 years. Further details will be in the online legal pack.
Viewing Any reasonable time during daylight hours. All persons viewing should be aware that they enter the site entirely at their own risk.
Note Please would all interested parties register their interest with the Auctioneers in order that they may be kept up to date with any developments.
Tenure: Freehold
Administration Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.
Buyer's Premium Fee: £960 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.
Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-24
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 13 Woodland listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
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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- Listed Property
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley684 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 156
- Type
- Community school
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 37
- Type
- Academy converter
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 174
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 180
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 415
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
Secondary
- Northgate High School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,203
- Type
- Academy converter
- Dereham Neatherd High School2.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,079
- Type
- Academy converter
- Litcham School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 727
- Type
- Academy converter
- Reepham High School and College8.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 959
- Type
- Academy converter
- Fakenham Academy9.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 723
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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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