2 Springfield Villas, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ

2 Springfield Villas is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Saham Toney, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 sits 56.4% above the 2007 sale of £199,500. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (163 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.