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Get started12 Merlewood is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dickleburgh, Diss, Diss (IP21 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 127.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1000 litre slimline oil tank installation and external oil fired boiler and plume funnel to the front of dwelling.
Price for 12 Merlewood has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 26 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 26 years.
On co₂ emissions, 12 Merlewood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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.
Closest school
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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13 May 2022Most recent
£245,000
+36.1%over 2 years13 September 2019
£180,000
+35.3%over 4 years8 January 2015
£133,000
+129.3%over 13 years13 June 2001
£58,000
+70.6%over 4 years27 September 1996
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP21 4PL: £290,000 (2025–2023).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
IP21 4DS
Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School). 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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