5 Council Houses, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL
About 5 Council Houses
5 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Ashill, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Council Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension & front porch
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2014/0231/F
What's in 5 Council Houses, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Council Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7BL: £315,501 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in IP25 7BL
108 Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL
Sold Dec 2023
£575,000Flint Cottage, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL
Sold Jan 2022
£330,000Reeves Farm, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL
Sold Mar 2021
£315,501Cherry Croft, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL
Sold Nov 2020
£150,000Avons Cottage, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BL
Sold Aug 2020
£128,000
Everything we know about 5 Council Houses, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hale Road homes
5 Council Houses is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 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
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB