Bridge Cottage, Necton Road, Holme Hale, Thetford, IP25 7EA
About Bridge Cottage
Bridge Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Holme Hale, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7EA). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1633 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 73% above the 2012 sale of £237,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (November 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Bridge Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bridge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Bridge Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 14 years.
£237,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2012Most recent
£237,000
-1.3%over 2 years3 August 2010
£240,000
+41.2%over 8 years28 March 2002
£170,000
+193.1%over 3 years6 January 1999
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7EA: £267,500 (2024–2009).
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Versus other Necton Road homes
Price per m² for Bridge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,562
Street avg £2,657
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
1.4 km
Necton VA Primary School. 1 school 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB