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Guide Price£130,000

Auction: Wednesday 25 November 2026

16.76ac(6.78ha) Land in Shotford, Harleston

Description

For Sale via Online Property Auction 25th November 2026

A block of grassland subdivided into three meadows with frontage to the River Waveney and
road access from the B1116.

Directions - From Harleston head towards Weybread and Fressingfield on the B1116 on passing under the A143 Harleston bypass continue down the hill and round the bend. The access to the land in on the left just before the layby and the turning to Withersdale Street.

Agents Note - The land was obtained via adverse possession of unregistered land. There was an objection to the first registration. This objection was withdrawn per confirmation by HMLR contained in the auction pack. The first registration application was then completed on 7 March 2026.

Rights Of Way - None.

Tenure - Freehold.

Wayleaves, Easements & Rights Of Way - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of al existing wayleaves, easements, quasi-easements, rights of way, covenants and restrictions whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

Sporting Rights, Timber And Minerals - Included in so far as they are owned.

Vat - Should any sale of the property or any rights attached to it become a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT such tax shall be payable by the purchaser if levied by Customs & Excise in addition to any monies to be paid during the course of the sale.

Local Authority - Broadland and South Norfolk Council

Solicitors - Clapham and Collinge
Contact: Albert Hoptrough
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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-11-02

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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 38% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good None

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

  • The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)905 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    824
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Mendham Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    57
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Fressingfield Church of England Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    91
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Pulham Church of England Primary Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)905 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    824
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stradbroke High School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    353
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bungay High School7.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    922
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Long Stratton High School7.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    679
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Diss High School7.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    877
    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

Lidl Harleston, Harleston, Norfolk828 metres
Budgens Harleston, Harleston, Norfolk996 metres
Co-op Harleston, Harleston, Norfolk0.9 miles

GP surgery

Harleston Medical Practice0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Boots0.8 miles

Hospital

Hartismere Hospital8.3 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces689 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

Diss Rail Station7.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Cripps Development588 metres

Typical drive times

Eye16 min · 11 miles
Diss16 min · 10 miles
Bungay12 min · 8.6 miles
Harleston2 min · 1 miles
Norwich (city)32 min · 20 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

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

High risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 3.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 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.

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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