Hill Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW
About Hill Cottage
Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 46.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Hill Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of First Floor Extension and replacement detached outbuilding
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2018/0648/HOU
What's in Hill Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Hill Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£186,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2017Most recent
£186,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7JW: £155,000 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in IP25 7JW
2 Bridge Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW
Sold Nov 2022
£212,000Heather Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW
Sold Jun 2022
£155,0001 Bridge Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW
Sold Apr 2008
£104,000Willow Cottage, Bridge Lane, Hills Road, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JW
Sold Feb 2007
£113,500
Everything we know about Hill Cottage, 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 Bridge Lane homes
Hill Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,119
Street avg £2,818
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
1.6 km
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 2 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
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB