7 Church Lane, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DS
About 7 Church Lane
7 Church Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Holme Hale, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 47.2% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Church Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 7 Church Lane.
- Oct 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor extension to rear, new raised roof allowing for rooms in the roof, replacement windows and doors, front facing porch, new external insulation and cladding.
ExtensionNew Windows- Reference
- PL/2024/0857/HOU
- Nov 2023ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition No 5 on 3PL/2022/0184/HOU
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3DC/2023/0302/DOC
What's in 7 Church Lane, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7DS's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 October 2016Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7DS: £480,000 (2021–2004).
Everything we know about 7 Church Lane, in one report
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Versus other Church Lane homes
7 Church Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 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
1.8 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
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB