5 Mill Lane, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6TD
About 5 Mill Lane
5 Mill Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Carbrooke, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6TD). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold October 2021 for £335,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Mill Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Mill Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor front extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2022/0284/HOU
- Dec 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2011/1115/F
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Mill Lane
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 21 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£335,000
+16.7%over 4 years5 December 2016
£287,000
+51.1%over 8 years29 June 2008
£190,000
-8.7%over 1 year23 August 2006
£208,000
+98.2%over 5 years28 September 2000
£104,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6TD: £380,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP25 6TD
35 Mill Lane, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6TD
Sold Jan 2025
£445,00018 Mill Lane, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6TD
Sold Oct 2024
£385,0004 Mill Lane, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6TD
Sold Dec 2023
£345,00043 Mill Lane, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6TD
Sold Nov 2023
£200,00010 Mill Lane, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6TD
Sold Apr 2021
£340,000
Everything we know about 5 Mill Lane, 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 Mill Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Mill Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,994
Street avg £2,048
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.3 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB