Brick Kiln Cottage, Swaffham Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7BT

Brick Kiln Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Ashill, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 53.6% above the 2019 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2019 for £250,000.