What type of property is Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ?

Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ last change hands?

Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ last sold for £455,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £293,000 in February 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ?

Across 2 sales between February 2017 and August 2022, Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ rose from £293,000 to £455,000, a change of £162,000. That works out to roughly +8.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ have?

The current EPC rating for Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. It has improved from a E recorded in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ?

Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (1,604 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP25 7HQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ heated?

The latest EPC at Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ?

Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ is in council tax band E.

Where is Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ located?

Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ sits in Saham Toney, Thetford, Thetford. It falls within the IP25 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ?

Police records around Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ?

The closest primary school to Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, IP25 7HQ is Parker's Church of England Primary Academy (677m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wayland Academy (2.2km).

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Inglebrook Cottage, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

149 m²

1604 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Inglebrook Cottage

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

Inglebrook Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Saham Toney, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Sept 2020

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2016from Aug 2016

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Sept 2020from Oct 2016

EPC improved fromE53toD63

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

38%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

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

Inglebrook Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£450,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£455,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

14 August 2022Most recent
£455,000
+55.3%over 5 years
17 February 2017
£293,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7HQ: £415,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in IP25 7HQ

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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.

Habitable Rooms for Inglebrook Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,054

Street avg £2,442

Above

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 223 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.7 km

Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 5 schools nearby.

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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· 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

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