Chestnut House, Church Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6RY
About Chestnut House
Chestnut House is a detached house in Ovington, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6RY). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3380 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 314 m² the property is well over the postcode median (178 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2021. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 32.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2019 for £480,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chestnut House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-Horse Chestnut - Reduce the height by 3 -4 metres and the sides by 2 metres ; REASONS - The base is starting to decay and there is large amounts of weeping starting to show. To reduce the weight in the upper crown.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- TRE/2021/0067/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 15 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2019Most recent
£480,000
+108.7%over 14 years14 April 2004
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6RY: £287,750 (2017–2002).
Everything we know about Chestnut House, in one report
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 Church Road homes
Price per m² for Chestnut House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,529
Street avg £2,032
Floor Area
314 m²
Street avg 229 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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
2.3 km
Watton Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB