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Pole Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA

Notable views4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
37 m²
398 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pole Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Pole Barn is a two-bedroom detached house in Ovington, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6SA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 129), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £290,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£728/sq ft) was about 257.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pole Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pole Barn has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey extension to side (Retrospective)

    Retrospective
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2022/0085/HOU
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2020
    Conditions
    In report

    Removal of condition (12) use of properties as holiday accommodation to 3PL/2009/0366/F

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2020/0032/VAR
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Pole Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£298,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£290,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 May 2025Most recent

    £290,000

    +63.8%over 5 years
  2. 5 February 2020

    £177,000

    +36.2%over 10 years
  3. 22 October 2009

    £130,000

    -10.3%over 6 years
  4. 12 May 2003

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6SA: £355,000 (2021–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Dereham Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Pole Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,838

Street avg £2,060

Strongly above

Floor Area

37 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 10.1 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Thetford district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP25 6SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP25 6SA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 6SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Pole Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.