What kind of home is The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL last change hands?

The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL last sold for £410,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £87,000 in September 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Across 3 sales between September 1998 and June 2021, The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL rose from £87,000 to £410,000, a change of £323,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL have?

The current EPC rating for The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 1AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL use?

The latest EPC at The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL is in council tax band D.

Which area is The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL in?

The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL sits in Palgrave, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

Police records around The Old Police House, 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.

What schools are near The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

The closest primary school to The Old Police House, 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 is the nearest station to The Old Police House, Lion Road, IP22 1AL?

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

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The Old Police House, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL

Notable views3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Police House

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

The Old Police House is a three-bedroom detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 145 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 69.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

GarageYes
LandYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Old Police House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Police House, Lion Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Police House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for The Old Police House has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£458,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£410,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£410,000
+50.5%over 4 years
22 December 2016
£272,500
+213.2%over 18 years
17 September 1998
£87,000

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

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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.

The Old Police House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,828

Street avg £2,572

On par

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 146 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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

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