Russene, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
About Russene
Russene is a two-bedroom detached house in Shipdham, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 87 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 124.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
Know exactly what you're buying at Russene
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2020New BuildOutlineIn report
Erection of two new dwellings
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2020/0941/O
What's in Russene, 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2021Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7LB: £310,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in IP25 7LB
Pise De Terre, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
Sold Oct 2025
£370,0001 Chapel Street Flats, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LB
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 Russene, 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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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Chapel Street homes
Price per m² for Russene runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £1,987
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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
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