The Driftway, Hawthorns, Hempstead Road, Holt, NR25 6DF
About The Driftway
The Driftway is a three-bedroom detached house in Holt (NR25 6DF). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Driftway is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Pine to deadwood, remove lower limb over house and reduce extended growth by 1.5 - 2m over crown and T2 - to deadwood crown and light crown lift
- Agent
- Anglia Tree Works
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TW/21/1539
- May 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove deadwood on a pine tree of 25mm & above & crown clean & reduce the weighted lateral over the roof by 3-4 metres on a further pine
- Agent
- M J Tree Services
- Reference
- TW/17/0182
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Driftway
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Driftway has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£457,000
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 NR25 6DF: £320,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about The Driftway, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hempstead Road homes
On epc rating, The Driftway stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Holt (North Norfolk Railway) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.7 km
Holt Community 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB