1 Rose Farm Cottage, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
About 1 Rose Farm Cottage
1 Rose Farm Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ovington, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6SA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. 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 £234,000 sits 290% above the 1998 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 62.9% below the postcode norm. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Rose Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Rose Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Rose Farm Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1998Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6SA: £355,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in IP25 6SA
Pole Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold May 2025
£290,000Rose Farm, The Old Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold May 2021
£470,000Rose Farm, The Old Stables, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold Aug 2018
£355,000The Cottage, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold Oct 2017
£165,000Piggery, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold Sept 2017
£350,000
Everything we know about 1 Rose Farm Cottage, 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 Dereham Road homes
On price per m², 1 Rose Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£909
Street avg £2,926
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
2.7 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB