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Norwich Road, Dereham NR20

East of England

£600,000

Listed on 02/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
2311 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached Victorian house in Dereham offers five bedrooms and a range of reception spaces, with period features including high ceilings, cornicing, sash windows and a stained-glass front door. The ground floor includes a study, a formal sitting room and a larger second sitting room arranged around a fireplace. A vaulted kitchen and breakfast room opens towards the garden, while a conservatory provides additional dining or living space. There is also a ground-floor bathroom and a utility room with access to a courtyard. Upstairs are four double bedrooms and a single room adjoining the principal bedroom, alongside a family bathroom. The rear garden is described as south-facing and around one third of an acre, with mature planting, apple trees and an original stable and cart shed used as a garage, plus storage rooms and a potting shed. A shingle driveway provides parking for several cars. The listing notes that the adjoining single bedroom could be reconfigured as an en-suite or walk-in wardrobe. It also suggests that the outbuildings might offer scope for additional accommodation, subject to the necessary permissions and feasibility checks. The property is on the outskirts of Dereham, with Norwich a short drive away.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

67out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Holly Lodge offers a strong canvas for a buyer who values period character: the Victorian details, generous living spaces and established south-facing garden give it plenty of appeal before any updates. The photographed rooms are clean and maintained, with traditional finishes and a particularly dated bathroom, so the light £5,000–£15,000 renovation range looks like scope for personalisation rather than a major overhaul.

At £600,000, the asking price is 7.6% below the local average on a £/sqf basis, making the purchase price a clear opportunity. The five-bedroom layout, driveway and stable/cart shed add flexibility, with possible reconfiguration or conversion ideas to explore subject to feasibility and permissions.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh traditional finishes to suit your taste while retaining the house’s period features and generous living spaces.
  • Make use of the south-facing garden, driveway and stable/cart shed for outdoor living, storage or other uses subject to feasibility.
  • Explore reconfiguring the single bedroom adjoining the principal bedroom, as suggested in the listing, subject to feasibility.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Norwich Road, Dereham NR20
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£2,267
Based on a loan of £450,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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