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3 sales on record
About 1 Castle Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Castle Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wingfield, Diss, Diss (IP21 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 34.7% above the 2017 sale price. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 138 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2017)
£300,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Vicarage Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Castle Farm Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,174
Street avg £2,456
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP21 5RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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