What type of property is Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN last sold for £347,524 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £315,000 in January 2021, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

Across 2 sales between January 2021 and November 2024, Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN rose from £315,000 to £347,524, a change of £32,524. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN have?

The current EPC rating for Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN heated?

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

Where is Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN located?

Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN sits in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford. It falls within the IP25 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

Police records around Mercian Cottage, 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.

Which schools serve Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

The closest primary school to Mercian Cottage, 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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Mercian Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Mercian Cottage

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

Mercian Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2021–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 105.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2024 for £347,524.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes

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 Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Mercian Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Mercian Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£347,524

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

21 November 2024Most recent
£347,524
+10.3%over 3 years
28 January 2021
£315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7JN: £260,000 (2023–2021).

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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.

Mercian Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,310

Street avg £2,343

Strongly above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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