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Nutbrown Cottage, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
223 m²
2400 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Nutbrown Cottage

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

Nutbrown Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Ashill, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £426,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from May 2010
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
8%76%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Nutbrown Cottage, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nutbrown Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£487,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£426,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 February 2021Most recent

    £426,000

    +49.5%over 6 years
  2. 3 April 2014

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7AJ: £402,500 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Watton Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Nutbrown Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,910

Street avg £2,362

Below

Floor Area

223 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par
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

0.3 km

Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 7AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP25 7AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 7AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Nutbrown Cottage, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.