Pole Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
About Pole Barn
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Pole Barn has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey extension to side (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2022/0085/HOU
- Mar 2020ConditionsIn 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
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Pole Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 22 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2025Most recent
£290,000
+63.8%over 5 years5 February 2020
£177,000
+36.2%over 10 years22 October 2009
£130,000
-10.3%over 6 years12 May 2003
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6SA: £355,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in IP25 6SA
Rose 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
£350,000Fernside, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold Jan 2009
£210,000
Everything we know about Pole Barn, 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
Price per m² for Pole Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,838
Street avg £2,060
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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