5 Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ
About 5 Cook Road
5 Cook Road is a detached house in Holme Hale, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 957 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 28.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 98.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Cook Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Cook Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026ConditionsIn report
Variation of Condition 2 on 3PL/2023/0283/F
- Reference
- PL/2026/0339/VAR
- Jan 2019ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 on pp 3PL/2016/0955/F - demolition of 2 bungalows and erection of 2 dwellings - amended design
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2018/1396/VAR
What's in 5 Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2007Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7DJ: £465,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in IP25 7DJ
The Old Red Lion, Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ
Sold Nov 2024
£550,000Fairways, Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ
Sold Jul 2024
£540,00032 Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ
Sold Feb 2021
£315,000The Fold, Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ
Sold Sept 2019
£292,500Bliss Barn, Cook Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DJ
Sold Apr 2019
£175,000
Everything we know about 5 Cook Road, 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 Cook Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Cook Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,643
Street avg £2,053
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
2.0 km
Necton VA 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
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB