What type of property is 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS last sold for £175,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £49,500 in January 2001, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

Across 2 sales between January 2001 and November 2022, 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS rose from £49,500 to £175,000, a change of £125,500. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

The current EPC rating for 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

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

Where is 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS located?

26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS sits in Watton, Thetford, Thetford. It falls within the IP25 postcode district in Norfolk.

Is 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS 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 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS?

The closest primary school to 26 Boscombe Road, IP25 6JS is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery (1.6km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wayland Academy (2.8km).

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26 Boscombe Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6JS

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Boscombe Road

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

26 Boscombe Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watton, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6JS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 13.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Utility roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

26 Boscombe Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Boscombe Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Boscombe 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.

26 Boscombe Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£199,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£175,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

29 November 2022Most recent
£175,000
+253.5%over 21 years
17 January 2001
£49,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6JS: £160,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in IP25 6JS

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On the street

Versus other Boscombe Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 26 Boscombe Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,059

Street avg £1,513

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed2 bath

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1 Broadflash Cottages, Broadflash Lane, Merton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

1.6 km

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 6JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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