48 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BT
About 48 Thetford Road
48 Thetford Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Watton, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6BT). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £700,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 92.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble
- Summer houseYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
48 Thetford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of rear conservatory to erect single storey rear kitchen extension and front garage extension
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2019/0292/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 48 Thetford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2021Most recent
£700,000
+72.8%over 2 years11 April 2019
£405,000
-4.7%over 1 year15 December 2017
£425,000
+51.8%over 12 years29 September 2005
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6BT: £250,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in IP25 6BT
52 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BT
Sold Jan 2025
£300,00019 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BT
Sold Sept 2022
£353,00015 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BT
Sold May 2013
£73,60046 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BT
Sold Apr 2010
£250,00042 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BT
Sold May 1995
£69,950
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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 Thetford Road homes
Floor Area for 48 Thetford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,745
Street avg £1,684
Floor Area
255 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wayland Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB