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Birch Covert, Thetford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Covert, Thetford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/thetford-norfolk/birch-covert/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP24 2UL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£190,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£225,259
29 sales
Price range
£130k – £420k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Feb 2026
IP24 2UL

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At a glance

House prices£225k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkThetford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Birch Covert, Thetford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £190,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £266,967. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% detached, 41% semi-detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Birch Covert range from £130,000 to £420,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Birch Covert compared

IP24 postcode area£258,029
Thetford£274,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Covert has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all IP24 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £194,800 (5 sales)2016£195k2017: £175,000 (1 sales)2017£175k2018: £286,500 (1 sales)2018£287k2019: £240,250 (2 sales)2019£240k2020: £236,250 (2 sales)2020£236k2021: £209,929 (7 sales)2021£210k2022: £261,000 (2 sales)2022£261k2023: £327,500 (2 sales)2023£328k2024: £220,333 (3 sales)2024£220k2025: £215,500 (3 sales)2025£216k2026: £190,000 (1 sales)2026£190k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£266,96723 Apr 2025
Semi-detached12£185,25017 Feb 2026
Terraced1£175,00031 Aug 2017
Flat1£130,0008 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Birch Covert

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 17 Feb 2026£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 23 Apr 2025£224,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 31 Mar 2025£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 31 Mar 2025£235,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 31 Oct 2024£250,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 25 Oct 2024£214,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 23 Oct 2024£240,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 18 Mar 2024£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 23 Jun 2023£420,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 6 Apr 2023£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 9 Nov 2022£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 20 Oct 2022£322,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 6 Dec 2021£330,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 30 Jun 2021£224,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 9 Jun 2021£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 29 Apr 2021£235,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 8 Apr 2021£130,000 FlatFreehold
24, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 22 Jan 2021£167,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 20 Jan 2021£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 14 Aug 2020£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 29 May 2020£277,500 DetachedFreehold
33, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 5 Jul 2019£217,500 DetachedFreehold
17, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 4 Feb 2019£263,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 26 Oct 2018£286,500 DetachedFreehold
56, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 31 Aug 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 14 Dec 2016£199,999 DetachedFreehold
16, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 7 Dec 2016£181,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 15 Jul 2016£306,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 24 Mar 2016£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 14 Mar 2016£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Birch Covert IP24 2UL 5 Feb 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
42, Birch Covert £147,000 (Mar 2016) → £187,500 (Mar 2025) +28%
over 9 yrs
46, Birch Covert £224,000 (Jun 2021) → £235,000 (Mar 2025) +5%
over 4 yrs
13, Birch Covert £235,000 (Apr 2021) → £250,000 (Oct 2024) +6%
over 4 yrs
15, Birch Covert £199,999 (Dec 2016) → £240,000 (Oct 2024) +20%
over 8 yrs
43, Birch Covert £156,000 (Jan 2021) → £197,000 (Mar 2024) +26%
over 3 yrs
70, Birch Covert £306,000 (Jul 2016) → £420,000 (Jun 2023) +37%
over 7 yrs
17, Birch Covert £263,000 (Feb 2019) → £322,000 (Oct 2022) +22%
over 4 yrs
27, Birch Covert £286,500 (Oct 2018) → £330,000 (Dec 2021) +15%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Birch Covert

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Raleigh Infant Academy 143 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Admirals Academy 201 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Drake Primary School 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Thetford Academy 1,398 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
Norwich Road Academy 317 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Damara School 32 pupils Other independent special school 5–16 Report 1.0 mi
Queensway Junior Academy 141 pupils Primary 7–11 Inadequate Report 1.3 mi
Queensway Infant Academy 101 pupils Primary 4–7 Requires improvement Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Thetford station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Grove Surgery
    Grove Lane, Thetford · 0.8 mi
  • School Lane Surgery
    The Surgery, School Lane, Thetford · 1.0 mi
  • School Lane Pms Practice
    The Surgery, School Lane, Thetford · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Thetford Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Icknield Way BP · 0.3 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods East Wretham Thetford · 0.8 mi
  • Aldi Aldi East Wretham Thetford · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Lime Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Healthy Living Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • The Dental Clinic · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.3%62.5%
Private rented32.8%20.3%
Social rented1.9%17.1%
Households1,132

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.3%64.1%
Aged 65+10.3%18.6%
Residents2,809

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks71%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks76%92%

Share of homes across Breckland with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birch Covert

Ethnic group

HereBreckland
White92%96.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%1.4%
Other ethnic group2%0.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%0.6%

Religion

HereBreckland
Christian49.2%50%
No religion43.8%42.1%
Not answered5.4%6.3%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Muslim0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Hindu0.3%0.1%
Jewish0.2%0.1%

Country of birth

HereBreckland
Born in the UK72.6%89.2%
Born outside the UK27.4%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereBreckland
Level 4 qualifications and above24.1%23.1%
No qualifications19%22.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%12%
Apprenticeship6.9%6.8%
Other qualifications3.8%3.3%

General health

HereBreckland
Very good health52.5%42.6%
Good health36.8%37.1%
Fair health8.9%14.9%
Bad health1.4%4.3%
Very bad health0.5%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBreckland
1 car or van in household43%40.4%
2 cars or vans in household37.9%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%13.9%
No cars or vans in household9.1%13.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Breckland.

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