2 Rose Farm Cottage, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
About 2 Rose Farm Cottage
2 Rose Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ovington, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6SA). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 78.2% above the 2006 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 53.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
2 Rose Farm Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed 2 storey extension, replacement porch and cartlodge.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2014/1042/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Rose Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 April 2006Most recent
£170,000
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 2 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
EPC Rating for 2 Rose Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,141
Street avg £2,897
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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