High House, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
About High House
High House is a detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
High House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
High House has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
High House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2016Most recent
£465,000
+210.0%over 17 years11 April 1999
£150,000
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
Everything we know about High House, in one report
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Versus other Ploughboy Lane homes
High House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,583
Street avg £2,424
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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