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Guide Price£280,000Auction House, East Anglia

Briar Farmhouse, Wellington Avenue, Harleston, Norfolk IP20

Land size
0.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Great potential for developer
  • Centre of housing development
  • Harleston town centre
  • Four bedroom farmhouse with annexe potential, requiring renovation
  • 0.5 acre (stms)
  • Derelict barn with further building potential (stpp)
  • Guide price: £280,000 to £320,000

Description

SOLD STC

Vacant farmhouse with barn and land with potential building opportunities subject to planning permission. Situated in a plot of 0.5 acre (stms) in the centre of Harleston

This vacant substantial farmhouse and derelict barn is situated in a plot measuring 0.5 acre (stms). The farmland surrounding the property has been sold for development to Lovells Homes and the farmhouse requiring renovation is the final part of sale.

This would make an ideal project for builder/developer as the plot offers substantial opportunity for development subject to the necessary planning. Along with the conversion of the existing farmhouse, barn and annexe to the rear of the main property the plot holds potential for further development.

An exciting opportunity worth viewing.

Farmhouse Entrance hall, kitchen, three reception rooms, rear hall, utility room, rear hall, stairs to first floor, landing, four bedrooms and bathroom
Barn Used for storage, offering potential for redevelopment subject to planning permission being granted.
Annexe A further garage/store which would make an ideal annexe subject to necessary planning consent.
Exterior The garden offers a large driveway with ample parking which could offer potential for further development if planning permission was sought. Both the barn and farmhouse have a garden stretching beyond, measuring approximately 0.5 acre (stms)
Council Tax Band E
Viewings We are in the area on the following dates and viewings are available by appointment only.

Fri 03 July
Thu 09 July
Tue 14 July
Thu 16 July
Thu 23 July

Please contact the Norwich Office to book your appointment time

Tenure: Freehold

EPC Rating: E

Administration Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.

Buyer's Premium Fee: £1500 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.

Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-06-28

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & 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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 56% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone 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)499 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
  • Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Pulham Church of England Primary Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Fressingfield Church of England Primary School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    91
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)499 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    824
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stradbroke High School6.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    353
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bungay High School6.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    922
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Long Stratton High School6.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    679
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Diss High School8 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

Co-op Harleston, Harleston, Norfolk284 metres
Budgens Harleston, Harleston, Norfolk406 metres
Lidl Harleston, Harleston, Norfolk659 metres

GP surgery

Harleston Medical Practice198 metres

Pharmacy

Boots136 metres

Hospital

Hartismere Hospital8.7 miles

Green space

Play Space339 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 Station7.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Broad Street142 metres

Typical drive times

Eye18 min · 11 miles
Diss18 min · 11 miles
Bungay12 min · 7.7 miles
Harleston1 min · 0.2 miles
Norwich (city)31 min · 19 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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

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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