2 Steepe Cottages, Shipdham Road, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6SP
About 2 Steepe Cottages
2 Steepe Cottages is a semi-detached house in Carbrooke, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 6SP). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in May 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 870% above the 1995 sale of £30,000. 2 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
2 Steepe Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 2 Steepe Cottages.
- Apr 2013ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 4 & 5 on pp 3PL/2012/0191/F
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3DC/2013/0038/DOC
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension and re-locate vehicular access
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2012/0191/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Steepe Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 1995Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 6SP: £223,000 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in IP25 6SP
1 Steepe Cottages, Shipdham Road, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6SP
Sold Jul 2023
£450,000Hill House, Shipdham Road, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6SP
Sold Dec 2022
£365,000High View, Shipdham Road, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6SP
Sold Aug 2007
£170,000Tree Tops, Shipdham Road, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6SP
Sold Aug 2004
£223,000Concha, Shipdham Road, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6SP
Sold Jul 1999
£61,000
Everything we know about 2 Steepe Cottages, 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 Shipdham Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 2 Steepe Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.4 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB