Rose Farm, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
About Rose Farm
Rose Farm is a detached house in Ovington, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6SA). It has a recorded floor area of 311 m² (around 3348 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in July 2003. At 311 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £823,000 sits 93.6% above the 2003 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rose Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2025
- Nov 2016ApplicationIn report
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 3 dwellings (permitted development)
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PN/2016/0068/UC
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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
Rose Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£823,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 July 2003Most recent
£425,000
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 Rose Farm, 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
Rose Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,367
Street avg £2,869
Floor Area
311 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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