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Brookside, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Brookside

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

Brookside is a five-bedroom detached house in Saham Toney, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 97 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 47.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £300,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms4
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
Energy

Energy performance

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

Brookside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brookside, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Brookside has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2024
    Solar PanelsFull
    In report

    Installation of Tub Mounted Solar PV Array on two flat roofs

    Reference
    PL/2024/1137/FMIN
    View planning record
  2. May 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey flat roof extension and widening of existing vehicle access.

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2019/0347/HOU
    View planning record

What's in Brookside, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ'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.

Brookside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

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On the street

Versus other Chequers Lane homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Brookside is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,093

Street avg £2,439

Above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 225 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Below
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 7HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP25 7HQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 7HQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

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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