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£700,000

Award Winning Detached Family Home in Rockland St Mary

Land size
1 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Substantial Detached Family Home
  • Mature Private Grounds
  • Swimming Pool with Sun-Soaked Terraces
  • Four Bedrooms and Flexible Living Space
  • Scope to Modernise and Make Your Own
  • Double Integrated Garage and Generous Parking
  • Established Gardens with Land to the Side
  • Wonderful Proportions Throughout the House
  • Peaceful Setting in Desirable Rockland St Mary
  • A Home with Exceptional Future Potential

Description

Set within the sought-after village of Rockland St Mary, Alperton is a wonderfully established family home with an abundance of space, a generous plot and enormous potential for the next chapter. Approaching one acre in all, the property combines mature gardens, an outdoor swimming pool, a splendid orchard hidden to the rear and further land to the side, creating a wonderfully private and versatile setting.

The house has been lovingly cared for by the current owners and, while now ready for some modernisation, offers an excellent opportunity to update and personalise without losing the character and proportions that make it such an appealing home. The accommodation is particularly flexible, with the ground floor offering a spacious sitting room, separate dining room, study, kitchen, utility and cloakroom, alongside the impressive double integrated garage. There is also a useful sun room overlooking the garden and pool, providing a lovely connection with the outside.

Upstairs are four well-proportioned bedrooms, together with the family bathroom, make this an ideal layout for family life. For those requiring additional accommodation, the ground floor also provides scope to create bedrooms or guest accommodation adding yet more versatility to this future proof home.

Outside is where Alperton truly comes into its own. A generous frontage provides ample parking and access to the double garage, while the rear garden is an established and private haven. The swimming pool takes centre stage, surrounded by a broad terrace that is perfectly suited to summer entertaining and relaxed family days. Beyond the immediate garden lies a delightful, secluded orchard, while the land extending to the side provides further space and considerable versatility.

ROCKLAND ST MARY
Rockland St Mary is a charming and well-connected village, beautifully positioned within the Norfolk Broads and approximately six miles southeast of the Cathedral City of Norwich. The village offers a good range of everyday amenities, including a village shop and post office, primary school, GP surgery, pharmacy, public house and village hall, alongside a regular bus service to Norwich. A recreation field and play area further add to its welcoming community feel.

The village enjoys a particularly attractive setting within the Broads National Park, with the surrounding waterways and countryside providing wonderful opportunities for walking, boating, angling and wildlife watching. Rockland Staithe is a popular spot for pleasure craft, while nearby Rockland Broad is a peaceful haven for enjoying the natural beauty of the area.

The market town of Loddon is approximately five miles away and provides a wider range of shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs and everyday amenities, as well as leisure facilities and attractive riverside walks. Norwich is also within easy reach, offering an extensive choice of shopping, dining, cultural and recreational attractions.

SERVICES CONNECTED
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Gas fired central heating.

COUNCIL TAX
Band E.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING
D. Ref:-2236-0128-0600-0524-5206
To retrieve the Energy Performance Certificate for this property please visit and enter in the reference number above. Alternatively, the full certificate can be obtained through Sowerbys.

TENURE
Freehold.

LOCATION
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WEBISTE TAGS
room-to-roam
work-and-grow
historical-homes
project-homes

Parking - Garage

Parking - Driveway

Disclaimer

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-09-15

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,216 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£700,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £374,090 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

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
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Private Garden

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

5.5 Gbps

Superfast

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

  • Rockland St Mary Primary School35 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    78
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Surlingham Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    142
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thurton Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Brundall Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    277
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Framingham Earl High School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    791
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form4.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,830
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hobart High School4.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    673
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Open Academy5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    529
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Notre Dame High School, Norwich5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,613
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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 49-53 The Street Brundall, Brundall2.9 miles
Co-op 122 The Street Brundall, Brundall2.9 miles
Tesco Express in Norwich, Poringland3.1 miles

GP surgery

Brundall Medical Partnership2.8 miles

Pharmacy

Well2.9 miles

Hospital

Little Plumstead Hospital4.3 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

Buckenham Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

School Lane202 metres

Typical drive times

Bungay17 min · 11 miles
Loddon10 min · 5.9 miles
Beccles19 min · 13 miles
Norwich (city)14 min · 7.5 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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