Rose Farm, The Old Barn, 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 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a G (score 3), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Planning history
- Oct 2010PorchIn report
Amendment to pp 3PL/2006/0874/F - Tiled porch & change to size & shape of approved courtyard
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3NM/2010/0087/NMA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Rose Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 14 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2021Most recent
£470,000
+8.7%over 2 years23 January 2019
£432,500
+276.1%over 11 years26 September 2007
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6SA: £290,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in IP25 6SA
Pole Barn, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
Sold May 2025
£290,000Rose 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
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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 epc rating, Rose Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,410
Street avg £2,738
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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