3 Merlewood, Dickleburgh, Diss, IP21 4PL

3 Merlewood is a five-bedroom detached house in Dickleburgh, Diss, Diss (IP21 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £445,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.