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 This objection was withdrawn per confirmation by HMLR contained in the auction pack.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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- 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 · available to 38% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- 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
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 3.
Surface water
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.
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