Ash House, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
About Ash House
Ash House is a detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £685,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2020ConditionsIn report
Variation of Condition No 2 on 3PL/2019/1140/F; Substitution of house type.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2020/0613/VAR
- Dec 2019New BuildOutlineIn report
Erection of dwelling on plot 1
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2019/1140/F
What's in Ash House, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Ash House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£699,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 2022Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7JN: £260,000 (2024–2021).
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
£215,000Red Brick House, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Feb 2022
£577,500The Poplars, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
Sold Aug 2021
£195,000
Everything we know about Ash House, 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 Ploughboy Lane homes
On epc rating, Ash House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,878
Street avg £2,391
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB