Sycamore House, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL
About Sycamore House
Sycamore House is a detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £562,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sycamore House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Sycamore House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sycamore House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 25 years.
£562,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2021Most recent
£562,000
+151.5%over 20 years5 August 2001
£223,500
+54.1%over 5 years27 June 1996
£144,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AL: £470,000 (2023–2021).
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£615,000The Old Police House, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL
Sold Jun 2021
£410,000Crest A Lea, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL
Sold Jun 2021
£395,000Dezina, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL
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£615,000
Everything we know about Sycamore House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Lion Road homes
Sycamore House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,157
Street avg £2,542
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB