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Get startedThe Old Cottage is a detached house in Thrandeston, Diss, Diss (IP21 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 365 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
The Old Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2021
The Old Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Silver Birch (T1) - Reduce to previous pruning points
The Old Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Floor Area for The Old Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 2no. Silver Birch by 30% and Fell 1no. Sycamore.
2 more applications for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in IP21 4BX: £400,000 (2023–2007).
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Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Closest school
2.1 km
Palgrave Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB