Marsh Road, Upton, Norwich
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1
Key Features
- Attached Single Storey Character Cottage
- Private Gardens with Studio/Home Office
- Central Heating & New Double Glazing
- Sitting Room with Multi Fuel Burner
- Modern Fitted Kitchen & Utility Room
- Two Double Bedrooms
- Shower Room
- Secluded Setting with Driveway
Description
IN SUMMARY
This INTRIGUING and UNUSUAL attached COTTAGE STYLE HOME is tucked away in the village of UPTON, presenting a rare opportunity to purchase a PRIVATE SETTING with a CHARACTERFUL INTERIOR. Enjoying SOUTH FACING GARDENS, the property is ideal for those seeking SECLUSION, and a WARM and INVITING FEEL. Ideally SITUATED close to the MARSHES, the property enjoys LOCAL WALKS and VIEWS. This beautiful home offers an attractive exterior of brick and timber cladding, with EASY LIVING, off road parking and a STUDIO/HOME OFFICE in the garden. Internally, the main hall leads to TWO DOUBLE BEDROOMS, re-fitted and MODERNISED shower room, and 11' sitting room with a cast iron MULTI-FUEL BURNER. Beyond the sitting room, the KITCHEN/DINING ROOM can be found, with a useful UTILITY ROOM and CLOAKROOM. Converted in the 1980's the property offers LPG heating and has undergone many upgrades over the years to ensure the property is WELL MAINTAINED and protected, including new DOUBLE GLAZING.
SETTING THE SCENE
Tucked away behind a pair of barn conversions, a driveway leads to the private parking area which forms part of the rear garden. There is parking and turning space for several vehicles, and potential to install gates if required. The front of the property is tucked away and offers a functional footpath with easy to maintain borders which are also contained by timber panelled fencing.
THE GRAND TOUR
The property offers a long layout with a front hall leading to the main rooms. Flooded with natural light and finished with wood flooring, this inviting entrance offers space for furnishings which are set under a vaulted ceiling. To the left the main double bedroom can be found, finished with fitted carpet, a full run of built-in wardrobes a dual aspect with the main window overlooking the rear garden. Next door the re-fitted and modernised shower room can be found, complete with feature tiling, this functional room offers a vanity sink unit with storage under, fully tiled walls and a heated towel rail. The second bedroom also offers built-in storage and is currently used as a study space, again with a window to rear. The wood flooring continues into the sitting room with the cast iron multi-fuel burner sitting at the centre of the room with a window and door leading to the rear garden. A door takes you into the modernised kitchen, with extensive cupboards at wall and base level, along with space for a Range style LPG cooker, built-in storage and space for a dining table. Windows face to front and rear ensuring a light and bright ambience, enhanced by the kitchen cabinet colour and curved edges. The utility room is finished in a matching style with tiled splash backs and a window to rear, with a further door to front and useful W.C.
FIND US
Postcode : NR13 6BS
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EPC Rating: F
Garden
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Heading outside, the many years of planting can now be appreciated, with the garden offering a range of mature planting and shrubbery, with box hedging and a central lawn. Private and secluded, various trees make an attractive back drop. The LPG tank is concealed to one side, with a timber shed, summer house and main studio/workshop which offers power and lighting. There is also space for a small boat trailer.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- C
- Date Posted
- 2026-09-25
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)
Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
- Gas Central Heating, Wood Burner
- Broadband
- Standard Copper (ADSL)
- Sewerage
- Mains
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Private Rights of Way
- Yes
- Listed Property
- Ask Agent
- Restrictions
- Ask Agent
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- Parking
- Parking Available
- 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
80 Mbps
Superfast · available to 79% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy1.5 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Fleggburgh CofE Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 53
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lingwood Primary Academy3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Acle Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 709
- Type
- Academy converter
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy5.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 648
- Type
- Academy converter
- Broadland High Ormiston Academy6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 725
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stalham High School7.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 492
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Caister Academy7.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 657
- 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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 20 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
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.
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