The Staithe, Stalham NR12
- Use Class
- Use Classes: E, Sui Generis, C2, B1
Key Features
- Boat Yard / Marina
- Two residential properties
- Planning for three additional properties
- Workshop
- Moorings
- 5 House Boats
- Paddock / camping area
Description
LOCATION
Stalham is a traditional market town positioned in the heart of the northern Norfolk Broads, just 15 miles northeast of Norwich and 8 miles southeast of North Walsham. Known as one of the key gateways to the Broads National Park, Stalham offers an attractive blend of waterside leisure, local heritage and strong transport links.
The High Street provides a full range of local amenities, including supermarkets, independent retailers, cafés, pubs, restaurants, doctors, dentists, and essential services.
The town benefits from good road links via the A149, providing direct access to Norwich, the coastal resort of Great Yarmouth, and the North Norfolk coast. Regular bus services connect Stalham to surrounding towns and villages, while Norwich Railway Station offers onward services to London Liverpool Street in under two hours.
Immediate Surroundings
Simpson's Boatyard occupies a prime position at The Staithe, a central mooring basin in Stalham. It sits adjacent to the Museum of the Broads and within walking distance of the High Street. Neighbouring occupiers include other established boatyards, boat hire companies, and marine service providers, reinforcing the area's strong maritime identity.
The property's waterside location not only enhances its appeal to leisure operators but also underpins its long-term investment value.
The Norfolk Broads
The Norfolk Broads National Park is a unique network of rivers, lakes, and waterways stretching over 125 miles, attracting millions of visitors each year for boating, fishing, birdwatching, walking, and cycling. The River Ant, which flows directly past Simpson's Boatyard, links to the larger Broads network, offering navigable routes to Wroxham, Horning, and beyond to the coast.
The Broads are famed for their natural beauty, wildlife habitats, and historic waterside villages. The area enjoys year-round tourism, supporting a thriving leisure and holiday industry.
DESCRIPTION
The property comprises a well-established boat yard facility with extensive water frontage, slipway, moorings, and multiple buildings, together with two residential properties and a paddock area currently used for camping and overflow parking.
The site includes:
* Riverside Cottage - a beautiful four bedroom detached house with kitchen, dinning room, living room.
* Solace Lodge - a two bedroom property with balcony overlooking the boat yard.
* Workshop - the 10 tonne gantry crane.
* 3 x Boathouses
* New Build Plots (planning consent granted for 3 dwellings: 1 x 2-bed, 1 x 3-bed, 1 x 4-bed)
* Moorings
* Paddock / Camping Area
PLANNING
The property benefits from planning consent for three new residential units, offering scope to enhance income and capital value. Full details can be obtained from The Broads Authority planning portal - reference BA/2022/0281/FUL.
INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
The boat yard is currently let, please contact the agent for further details.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a mixed-use riverside site with both immediate income potential and significant development scope.
The location and planning status make it attractive to:
* Property investors seeking income-producing assets
* Owner-occupiers in the marine or leisure sector
* Developers looking to add value through residential development
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- 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
71 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Stalham Infant School and Nursery547 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 118
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stalham Academy690 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 217
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 32
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Catfield CofE Primary Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 84
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Hickling CofE Infants Academy2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 11
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Stalham High School547 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 492
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Broadland High Ormiston Academy5.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 725
- Type
- Academy converter
- North Walsham High School6.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 641
- Type
- Academy converter
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy6.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 648
- Type
- Academy converter
- Acle Academy8.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 709
- 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.
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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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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