Nunnery Drive, Thetford house prices are built from 150 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 20 Mar 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £206,750. Across the 12 years from 2012 to 2024 the median moved +63.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +15.1%.
Median price paid
£206,750
Change in cash, 2012–2024
+63.4%
Change in real terms
+15.1%
Median per m²
£1,767
HM Land Registry150 sales32 with floor areaLatest sale 20 Mar 2026
Section 01
How Nunnery Drive, Thetford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Nunnery Drive, Thetford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2024. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £79,975 | £177,582 |
| 2000s | 5 | £175,500 | £319,709 |
| 2010s | 4 | £230,000 | £324,300 |
| 2020s | 2 | £330,000 | £337,174 |
The highest yearly median on record for Nunnery Drive, Thetford is £332,500 in 2021; the lowest is £68,000 in 1996. Across the full 29-year record the cash median has moved from £68,000 to £330,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £147,508, so the real change over the whole record is +135.4% — about +3.10% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +63.4% in cash against +15.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 20 Mar 2026 | Detached | £322,500 | £322,500 |
| 2 | 9 Mar 2026 | Detached | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 17 | 9 Jan 2026 | Detached | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 57 | 30 Jul 2025 | Detached | £325,000 | £332,065 |
| 59 | 23 May 2025 | Detached | £285,000 | £291,196 |
| 45 | 31 Mar 2025 | Detached | £275,000 | £280,978 |
| 19 | 27 Feb 2025 | Detached | £340,000 | £347,391 |
| 108 | 13 Dec 2024 | Detached | £330,000 | £347,239 |
| 14 | 16 Sep 2024 | Detached | £420,000 | £441,940 |
| 106 | 10 Jun 2024 | Detached | £281,000 | £295,679 |
| 83 | 28 Mar 2024 | Detached | £330,000 | £347,239 |
| 75 | 21 Feb 2024 | Detached | £345,000 | £363,022 |
| 45 | 29 Sep 2023 | Detached | £291,500 | £314,954 |
| 129 | 24 Mar 2023 | Detached | £348,000 | £376,000 |
| 71 | 21 Sep 2022 | Detached | £292,500 | £338,887 |
| 56 | 28 Mar 2022 | Detached | £280,000 | £324,404 |
| 13 | 4 Mar 2022 | Detached | £390,000 | £451,849 |
| 53 | 10 Dec 2021 | Detached | £355,000 | £448,522 |
| 127 | 7 Dec 2021 | Detached | £280,000 | £353,763 |
| 94 | 14 Sep 2021 | Detached | £310,000 | £391,667 |
| 133 | 16 Apr 2021 | Detached | £307,000 | £387,876 |
| 3 | 7 Apr 2021 | Detached | £365,000 | £461,156 |
| 11 | 21 Jan 2021 | Detached | £420,000 | £530,645 |
| 104 | 25 Sep 2020 | Detached | £220,000 | £284,848 |
| 66 | 7 Aug 2020 | Detached | £275,000 | £356,061 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Nunnery Drive, Thetford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 Nunnery Drive | £120,000 (2002) | £322,500 (2026) | +4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2 Nunnery Drive | £275,000 (2016) | £550,000 (2026) | +7.2% | +3.7% |
| 17 Nunnery Drive | £94,500 (1999) | £390,000 (2026) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| 45 Nunnery Drive | £291,500 (2023) | £275,000 (2025) | -2.9% | -5.5% |
| 108 Nunnery Drive | £60,000 (1996) | £330,000 (2024) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| 14 Nunnery Drive | £249,995 (2011) | £420,000 (2024) | +4.1% | +1.1% |
| 83 Nunnery Drive | £85,000 (1998) | £330,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| 13 Nunnery Drive | £185,000 (2008) | £390,000 (2022) | +5.5% | +2.7% |
| 53 Nunnery Drive | £175,000 (2009) | £355,000 (2021) | +6.1% | +3.8% |
| 133 Nunnery Drive | £245,000 (2007) | £307,000 (2021) | +1.6% | -0.7% |
| 11 Nunnery Drive | £100,000 (1998) | £420,000 (2021) | +6.4% | +4.2% |
| 66 Nunnery Drive | £100,000 (2000) | £275,000 (2020) | +5.2% | +2.9% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Nunnery Drive, Thetford is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 149 | 99.3% | £203,500 | £35,000 – £550,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 0.7% | £232,000 | £232,000 – £232,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Nunnery Drive, Thetford
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 150 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 150 | 100.0% | £206,750 |
Section 07
Living in Nunnery Drive, Thetford
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Breckland, 43.6% of 70,247 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 5.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,221 | 1.7% |
| B | 9,472 | 13.5% |
| C | 19,939 | 28.4% |
| D | 24,152 | 34.4% |
| E | 11,327 | 16.1% |
| F | 3,356 | 4.8% |
| G | 780 | 1.1% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Breckland at £923 a month as of Jun 2026 — £661 for a one-bedroom home and £1,039 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £206,750 here, that rent is a gross yield of 5.36% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of IP24, 122 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 59 violent, 0 burglary, 4 vehicle-related and 20 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.4 times quieter.
Against the 141,476 residents the 2021 census counted in Breckland, that is 0.86 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Nunnery Drive, Thetford
The 2021 census counted 141,476 residents in Breckland across 60,358 households. 67.8% of those households own their home and 32.2% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
13 state and independent schools have a IP24 postcode: 12 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thetford Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,398 |
| Drake Primary School | Primary | Community school | 413 |
| The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 330 |
| Norwich Road Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 317 |
| Redcastle Family School | Primary | Community school | 277 |
| Admirals Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 201 |
| Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 155 |
| Raleigh Infant Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 143 |
| Queensway Junior Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 141 |
| Elveden Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 104 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thetford Rail Station | Rail | 1.0 km |
| Brandon Rail Station | Rail | 9.8 km |
| Harling Road Rail Station | Rail | 10.8 km |
| Eccles Road Rail Station | Rail | 15.3 km |
Section 09
How Nunnery Drive, Thetford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Nunnery Drive, Thetford sits above that national figure — +31.3%.
Within Thetford the street ranks 197 of 772 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £140,000 (+47.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,767 per square metre, across 32 of the 150 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £35,000 to £550,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Nunnery Drive, Thetford sits in Breckland, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Breckland at 7.9 times median local earnings of £33,621 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- St Johns Way£92,725 median
- Mallow Road£123,000 median
- Vicarage Road£144,000 median
- St Martins Way£87,500 median
- Thetford Road£190,000 median
- Ben Culey Drive£56,500 median
- Arlington Way£164,250 median
- Fairfields£117,500 median
- Thistle Close£70,000 median
- The Street£219,950 median
- Watton Road£205,500 median
- Woodlands Drive£112,500 median
- Comfrey Way£146,000 median
- Elm Road£86,000 median
- Teasel Drive£82,950 median
- Mill Lane£155,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 53 Nunnery Drive5 sales
- 83 Nunnery Drive4 sales
- 16 Nunnery Drive4 sales
- 89 Nunnery Drive4 sales
- 12 Nunnery Drive4 sales
- 79 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 17 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 108 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 14 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 133 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 11 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 66 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 58 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 114 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 1 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 69 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 91 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 24 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 86 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 101 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 117 Nunnery Drive3 sales
- 2 Nunnery Drive2 sales
- 45 Nunnery Drive2 sales
- 13 Nunnery Drive2 sales
Back to Thetford house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Nunnery Drive, Thetford?
The median price paid in Nunnery Drive, Thetford across every sale on the register is £206,750. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Nunnery Drive, Thetford?
150 sales are on record for Nunnery Drive, Thetford, the most recent completing on 20 Mar 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Nunnery Drive, Thetford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +63.4% between 2012 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +15.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Nunnery Drive, Thetford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £332,500, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Nunnery Drive, Thetford?
£1,767 per square metre, from the 32 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 20 Mar 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Nunnery Drive, Thetford house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.