Thorpecote, Long Lane, Baconsthorpe, Holt, NR25 6LG
About Thorpecote
Thorpecote is a detached house in Baconsthorpe, Holt, Holt (NR25 6LG). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 is 12.3% above the 2014 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Thorpecote's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Thorpecote is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
To crown lift a horse chestnut tree over the garden and road, crown lift an ash tree over the pond and crown lift various trees on the drive
- Agent
- David Gillett Tree Services
- Reference
- TW/16/0098
- Jan 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
To remove 26 conifers
- Agent
- M G D Tree & Conifer Surgeon
- Reference
- TW/15/0010
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Thorpecote
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£532,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 December 2014Most recent
£532,500
Median price across the last 2 sales in NR25 6LG: £195,500 (2015–2004).
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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 Long Lane homes
Thorpecote is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 39 (F)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB