Meadow Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN
About Meadow Cottage
Meadow Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 274 m² (around 2955 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 274 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £655,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 is 19.1% above the 2018 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Meadow Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Meadow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Meadow Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 19 years.
£655,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2018Most recent
£655,000
+31.0%over 3 years6 April 2015
£499,995
+30.7%over 10 years14 February 2005
£382,500
+129.7%over 5 years21 December 1999
£166,500
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
On floor area, Meadow Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,386
Street avg £2,446
Floor Area
274 m²
Street avg 132 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.
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
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB