2 Avondale Cottages, Birds Corner, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7NH
About 2 Avondale Cottages
2 Avondale Cottages is a semi-detached house in Shipdham, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 567.5% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 82% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Avondale Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Avondale Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 1996Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7NH: £330,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in IP25 7NH
1 Avondale Cottages, Birds Corner, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7NH
Sold Jul 2024
£285,000Park Farm, Birds Corner, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7NH
Sold Aug 2021
£775,000Excelsior Cottages, Birds Corner, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7NH
Sold Feb 2020
£425,0004 Birds Corner, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7NH
Sold Dec 2019
£330,0005 Birds Corner, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7NH
Sold May 2016
£247,000
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Versus other Birds Corner homes
On price per m², 2 Avondale Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£412
Street avg £2,429
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
2.3 km
Toftwood Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB