50 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
About 50 Merton Road
50 Merton Road is a semi-detached house in Watton, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 42.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 25 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
50 Merton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6AZ: £260,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in IP25 6AZ
106 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
Sold Dec 2024
£267,50062 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
Sold Jan 2023
£155,00098 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
Sold May 2022
£298,00034 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
Sold Mar 2022
£162,000100 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
Sold Jun 2021
£260,000
Everything we know about 50 Merton Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Merton Road homes
Years Held for 50 Merton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,258
Street avg £1,949
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wayland Academy. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB