3 Maids Head Cottages, Southend, Bradenham, Thetford, IP25 7QY
About 3 Maids Head Cottages
3 Maids Head Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradenham, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7QY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Maids Head Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 5 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2021Most recent
£165,000
+11.9%over 5 years18 March 2016
£147,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7QY: £265,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP25 7QY
1 Maids Head Cottages, Southend, Bradenham, Thetford, IP25 7QY
Sold Feb 2025
£220,00020 Southend, Bradenham, Thetford, IP25 7QY
Sold Apr 2024
£265,000Old Barn Lodge, Southend, Bradenham, Thetford, IP25 7QY
Sold Aug 2021
£750,00028 Southend, Bradenham, Thetford, IP25 7QY
Sold Jun 2021
£737,50011 Southend, Bradenham, Thetford, IP25 7QY
Sold Mar 2021
£193,500
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Versus other Southend homes
Floor Area for 3 Maids Head Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,538
Street avg £2,636
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB