Auction House East Anglia raises nearly £9m at auction

“In a changing market, our September auction result can fill us all with a level of confidence moving forward to our November sale,” said Robert Hurst, auction surveyor. “The number of properties sold by auction continues to increase, and with auction sales exchanging contracts the moment the gavel falls, this is highly time-efficient for both owners and buyers.

Winston House on Felthorpe Road in Attlebridge sold for £800,000 (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

“Our advice to motivated sellers is, as ever, to be realistic with expectations. Despite much negative economic commentary, our results show we are still selling lots of property in these challenging times.

“The highest price lot was a four-bedroom detached house set in 18 acres on Felthorpe Road in Attlebridge, which sold for £800,000 off a guide of £550,000 – showing one-off, best-in-class properties will always command a premium.

Hideaway on the Bureside Estate in Crabbetts Marsh, Horning sold for £406,000 (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

“The lowest price lot was a riverside amenity plot extending to around 700 sq ft, with access to the River Yare, off Harmer Lane in Norwich, which sold for £10,300.

“The most unusual lot was a parcel of land comprising around one mile of disused railway bed between Hillington and Harpley. The line was closed to passengers in 1959 and closed to freight in 1965. The line ran from South Lynn to Melton Constable and formed part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.”

A hall entrance end-terrace house in need of modernisation on Newmarket Road in Norwich sold for £279,000 (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

A mixture of lots including residential, commercial and land went under the hammer, and some of the sales include:

• On behalf of a council, a two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow requiring improvement off The Paddocks in Norwich sold for £195,500.

• On behalf of a housing association, a three-bedroom semi-detached house requiring modernisation on Kingsway in Earsham sold for £178,500.

• A two-bedroom linked detached bungalow in need of updating on Geldeston Hill in Geldeston sold for £151,000.

• A two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow on King's Park in Dereham sold for £170,500.

• A Grade II listed timber framed farmhouse on Wymondham Road in Wramplingham sold for £485,000.

• A hall entrance end-terrace house in need of modernisation on Newmarket Road in Norwich sold for £279,000.

• A three-bedroom ex-local authority terrace house requiring modernisation on East Hills Road in Norwich sold for £120,500.

• A two-bedroom over-50s park home in need of renovation throughout on Warboys Road in Old Hurst sold for £20,000.

• A three-bedroom terraced house on Sprignall in Bretton sold for £162,500. Another three-bedroom terrace house at nearby Oldbrook sold for £141,000.

• Three acres of amenity land off Litcham Road in Mileham sold for £56,000.

• A period house needing improvement on Globe Street in Methwold sold for £150,000.

• A three-bedroom semi-detached house requiring improvement on Hillcrest in Threxton sold for £206,000.

• A four-bedroom detached house on Lower Street in Salhouse sold for £534,000.

• A three-bedroom detached bungalow in need of remedial work following water damage on Station Road in Worstead sold for £266,000.

• A two-bedroom mid-terrace cottage on High Street in Coltishall sold for £130,500.

• A cottage in need of refurbishment on Bradfield Road in Swafield sold for £321,000.

• A Grade II listed Baptist Church off Chapel Loke in Salhouse sold for £221,000.

• 1.2 acres of amenity land off Festival Road in Billingford sold for £37,000.

• A two-bedroom terrace house on Standard Road in Great Yarmouth sold for £85,000.

• A freehold ground rent investment producing £1,600 pa secured on a shop and 16 flats off the High Street in Gorleston sold for £27,000.

• A ground-floor cafe on Middle Market Road in Great Yarmouth sold for £32,500.

• A mixed-use investment comprising a vacant shop and two let flats producing £9,096 pa on Northgate Street in Great Yarmouth sold for £110,000.

• On behalf of executors, a let three-bedroom mid-terrace house producing £8,580 pa on Walpole Road in Great Yarmouth sold for £110,000.

• A three-bedroom mid-terrace house off Alderson Road in Great Yarmouth sold for £110,000.

• A four-bedroom semi-detached house off Victoria Avenue in Hunstanton sold for £230,000.

• A two-bedroom detached bungalow on Bankside in Heacham sold for £228,000.

• An acre of amenity/woodland off Overwood Lane in Forncett St Peter sold for £50,000.

• A leasehold shop investment producing £9,000 pa on Sprowston Road in Norwich sold for £74,000.

• A second-floor flat off Paper Mill Lane in Bramford sold for £55,000.

• A redundant Congregational church off Fingringhoe Road in Colchester sold for £110,000.

• A three-bedroom terraced house in need of building works on Harlaxton Road in Grantham sold for £110,000.

• A three-bedroom detached farmhouse set in nine acres off Anchor Road in Spa Common, near North Walsham, sold for £475,000.

• A three-bedroom terrace house requiring updating off Clapham Road Central in Lowestoft sold for £140,000.

• A corner shop with planning permission to convert into a flat with flat above on Norwich Road in Lowestoft sold for £92,500.

• A two-bedroom mid-terrace house in need of structural repair on Somerton Avenue in Lowestoft sold for £74,000.

• A Grade II listed town centre commercial property on Market Row in Great Yarmouth sold for £152,000.

• Five acres of agricultural land off Upper Street in Layham near Hadleigh sold for £149,000.

• A two-bedroom detached single storey waterside home with private mooring off Crabbetts Marsh in Horning sold for £406,000.

• A detached residence requiring repair off London Road in Capel St Mary sold for £280,000.

“We are now taking entries for our next auction on Wednesday, November 1, with a closing date for entries at the end of September,” said Robert Hurst.

If you have land or property that needs to be sold, please call Auction House East Anglia on 01603 505100 for free impartial advice, or visit the website at auctionhouse.co.uk/eastanglia