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Wayland Cottage, Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
162 m²
1744 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Wayland Cottage

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

Wayland Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Watton, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 sits 50.3% above the 2021 sale of £179,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. Sold May 2021 for £179,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Outside

  • LandYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Wayland Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Wayland Cottage, Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2018
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In report

    To demolish one cottage and develop three new properties

    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2018/0625/F
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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.

Price for Wayland Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£179,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2021Most recent

    £179,000

    +616.0%over 25 years
  2. 31 May 1995

    £25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6DL: £230,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Griston Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Wayland Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,105

Street avg £3,504

Strongly below

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

1.0 km

Wayland Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 6DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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