What type of property is Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL last sold for £395,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL have?

The current EPC rating for Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 1AL. Source: EPC Register.

How is Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL heated?

The latest EPC at Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is in council tax band E.

Where is Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL located?

Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL sits in Palgrave, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Police records around Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

The closest primary school to Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is Palgrave Church of England Primary School (261m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Diss High School (2.1km).

What transport links are near Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

The closest bus stop to Crest A Lea, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is Church, 260m away. The nearest rail option is Diss Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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Crest A Lea, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL

Notable views1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Crest A Lea

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Crest A Lea is a three-bedroom detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 14.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 97.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £395,000. 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.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle
LandYes
Notable viewsYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Crest A Lea sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Crest A Lea, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2021
OutbuildingFull
In report
Householder Application - Erection of double garage.
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
DC/21/04920
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£452,000

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Last sold (2021)

£395,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 June 2021Most recent
£395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AL: £562,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in IP22 1AL

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On the street

Versus other Lion Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Crest A Lea is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,292

Street avg £2,530

Strongly above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

Full Diss report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Palgrave Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 1AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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