The Cottage, Dereham Road, Ovington, Thetford, IP25 6SA
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Ovington, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6SA). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 18.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cottage
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2017Most recent
£165,000
+146.5%over 17 years28 October 1999
£66,950
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
£355,000Piggery, 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 The 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
The Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,173
Street avg £2,643
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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