Wayland Cottage, Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL
About Wayland Cottage
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Wayland Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2018Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
To demolish one cottage and develop three new properties
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2018/0625/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Wayland Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.
£179,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2021Most recent
£179,000
+616.0%over 25 years31 May 1995
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6DL: £230,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in IP25 6DL
50 Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL
Sold Jul 2024
£205,00076 Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL
Sold Jul 2024
£310,00040 Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL
Sold Dec 2023
£290,00068 Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL
Sold Aug 2023
£170,00070 Griston Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6DL
Sold Aug 2023
£230,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Griston Road homes
Wayland Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,105
Street avg £3,504
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
1.0 km
Wayland Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB