Prospect Cottage, The Green, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AN
About Prospect Cottage
Prospect Cottage is a detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2587 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 sits 88% above the 2012 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 31.8% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Prospect 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Prospect Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Prospect Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Prospect Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 10 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2012Most recent
£300,000
-13.0%over 5 years5 August 2007
£345,000
+53.3%over 4 years22 August 2002
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AN: £485,000 (2025–2016).
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£615,000Weavers Mark, The Green, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AN
Sold Mar 2019
£730,000Homeacre, The Green, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AN
Sold Feb 2016
£273,0002 Priory Farm Cottages, The Green, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AN
Sold Mar 2009
£100,000
Everything we know about Prospect Cottage, 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
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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
0.0 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Palgrave Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB