Birch House, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
About Birch House
Birch House is a six-bedroom detached house in Saham Toney, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 403 m² (around 4338 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2024. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 403 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,373,000 is 16.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,175,000 in January 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birch House has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Birch House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 2024Most recent
£1,175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7HQ: £415,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP25 7HQ
Northside, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Sept 2025
£325,000White House, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Oct 2024
£1,005,0001 Saham Lodge Cottage, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Jun 2024
£325,000The Arches, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Jun 2023
£415,000Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Aug 2022
£455,000
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Versus other Chequers Lane homes
EPC Rating for Birch House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,916
Street avg £2,453
Floor Area
403 m²
Street avg 213 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 6 years
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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
0.7 km
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB