What kind of home is 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN sell for?

6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN last sold for £176,000 in March 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £98,000 in May 2014. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP25 7JN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN use?

The latest EPC at 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN in?

6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN sits in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford. It falls within the IP25 postcode district in Norfolk.

Is 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN in a safe area?

Police records around 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN 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.

What schools are near 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

The closest primary school to 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is Parker's Church of England Primary Academy (1.3km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

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6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Council Houses

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

6 Council Houses is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015. At 79 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 79.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 31.8% above the 2015 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

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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

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

Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2014from Jan 2014

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting

50%73%

More low energy lighting installed

Ventilation

NaturalExtract

Mechanical ventilation installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Council Houses, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sept 2015
PorchFull
In report
Erection of a porch (part retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
3PL/2015/0963/F
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

6 Council Houses changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 79.6% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2015)

£176,000

Growth on file: 79.6% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

31 March 2015Most recent
£176,000
+79.6%over 10 months
26 May 2014
£98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7JN: £347,524 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in IP25 7JN

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On the street

Versus other Ploughboy Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

6 Council Houses outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,228

Street avg £2,463

Below

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above

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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.

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

1.3 km

Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP25 7JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 7JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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