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3 sales on record
About Lonely Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lonely Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rushall, Diss, Diss (IP21 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony, a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 18.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold June 2020 for £285,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lonely Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Lonely Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2020)
£285,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Air Station Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lonely Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 11.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Diss district page.
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
2.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP21 4QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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