1 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
About 1 Council Houses
1 Council Houses is a mid-terrace house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Council Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Council Houses has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Council Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£290,000
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 7JN: £347,524 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in IP25 7JN
Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Nov 2024
£347,5244 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Oct 2023
£260,0005 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Jul 2023
£215,000Ash House, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Jul 2022
£685,000Red Brick House, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Feb 2022
£577,500
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Versus other Ploughboy Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Council Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.3 km
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB