1 Bridge Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW

1 Bridge Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since April 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 68.3% above the 2008 sale of £104,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 32% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 4 EPCs).