Nutbrown Cottage, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ
About Nutbrown Cottage
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Nutbrown Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 7 years.
£426,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2021Most recent
£426,000
+49.5%over 6 years3 April 2014
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7AJ: £402,500 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in IP25 7AJ
Balsam House, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ
Sold Dec 2023
£470,000Traquair, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ
Sold Feb 2023
£285,0002 Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ
Sold Jul 2022
£260,000Treetops, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ
Sold Jan 2022
£535,000Orchard View, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AJ
Sold Dec 2020
£402,500
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Versus other Watton Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Nutbrown Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,910
Street avg £2,362
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB