April Cottage, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
About April Cottage
April Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Shipdham, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 724 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
April Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 18 on pp 3PL/2020/1005/VAR as amended by 3NM/2021/0061/NMA
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 3DC/2022/0171/DOC
What's in April Cottage, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
April Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£190,000
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 7LB: £310,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in IP25 7LB
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Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Jun 2025
£115,00010 Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
Sold Mar 2025
£310,0004 Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
Sold Feb 2025
£210,000Tythe House, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
Sold Aug 2024
£350,000
Everything we know about April Cottage, 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 Chapel Street homes
On floor area, April Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.4 km
Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy. 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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB