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78 Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7EZ

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 78 Hills Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

78 Hills Road is a semi-detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 92.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £375,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

78 Hills Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jan 2021
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Subdivision of annex from principle house to form separate dwelling, the demolition of an existing car port and construction of a replacement two bay cart lodge.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2020/1411/F
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What's in 78 Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7EZ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

78 Hills Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£382,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2024Most recent

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7EZ: £450,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Hills Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 78 Hills Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,205

Street avg £2,286

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 130 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£374k

1 Acorn Close, Shipdham

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4 bed2 bath
£398k

1 Cornflower Way, Ashill

IP25 7FQ

£324k

1 Barleyfield Close, Saham Toney

IP25 7GY

£314k

1 Amys Close, Saham Toney

IP25 7HU

3 bed
£307k

1 Church Street, Ashill

IP25 7AW

3 bed2 bath
£300k

1 Avondale Cottages, Birds Corner, Shipdham

IP25 7NH

£296k

1 Acacia Avenue, Ashill

IP25 7AR

3 bed
£500k

1 Church Street, Bradenham

IP25 7QL

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Thetford district page.
Full Thetford report

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

1.3 km

Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP25 7EZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP25 7EZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 7EZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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