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Get started4 Merlewood is a two-bedroom detached house in Dickleburgh, Diss, Diss (IP21 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 185% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £285,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Merlewood has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.
Price per m² for 4 Merlewood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,278
Street avg £2,340
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 105 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
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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17 February 2023Most recent
£285,000
+32.6%over 5 years27 July 2017
£215,000
+29.5%over 2 years8 July 2015
£166,000
+7.8%over 8 years22 June 2007
£154,000
+19.4%over 1 year21 November 2005
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP21 4PL: £290,000 (2025–2023).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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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