Meadows Farm, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
About Meadows Farm
Meadows Farm is a detached house in Saham Toney, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 376 m² (around 4051 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 376 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Meadows Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2025AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of existing stables/barn to form single bedroom annexe ancillary use to the main house
- Reference
- PL/2025/1931/HOU
- Dec 2025AnnexHeritageIn report
Conversion of existing stables/barn to form single bedroom annexe ancillary use to the main house
- Reference
- PL/2025/1932/LB
What's in Meadows Farm, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Meadows Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£880,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7HQ: £415,000 (2025–2023).
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
£325,000Birch House, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Jan 2024
£1,175,000The Arches, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Thetford, IP25 7HQ
Sold Jun 2023
£415,000
Everything we know about Meadows Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Chequers Lane homes
On epc rating, Meadows Farm runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
376 m²
Street avg 214 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB