98 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
About 98 Merton Road
98 Merton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Watton, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 110.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £298,000 in May 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
98 Merton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 98 Merton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£298,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2022Most recent
£298,000
+78.4%over 18 years6 October 2003
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6AZ: £162,000 (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
£155,00050 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6AZ
Sold May 2022
£140,00034 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 98 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
98 Merton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,506
Street avg £1,853
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB