What type of property is 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA last sold for £110,000 in December 2013, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

The current EPC rating for 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP25 6BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA heated?

The latest EPC at 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA located?

85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA sits in Watton, Thetford, Thetford. It falls within the IP25 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

Police records around 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA?

The closest primary school to 85 Merton Road, IP25 6BA is Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School (307m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wayland Academy (129m).

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85 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BA

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 85 Merton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

85 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watton, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6BA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 63.6% above the 2013 sale of £110,000. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
CloakroomYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

85 Merton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 Merton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

85 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£180,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2013)

£110,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

6 December 2013Most recent
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6BA: £220,000 (2019–2009).

Nearby sales in IP25 6BA

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On the street

Versus other Merton Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 85 Merton Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,486

Street avg £1,810

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Thetford district page.

Full Thetford report

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

0.1 km

Wayland Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP25 6BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 6BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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