Old Rectory, Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AP
About Old Rectory
Old Rectory is a six-bedroom detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 568 m² (around 6114 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. At 568 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,494,000 sits 145.5% above the 2003 sale of £608,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of front and rear gates
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 0290/17
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Old Rectory was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£608,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2003Most recent
£608,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AP: £460,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in IP22 1AP
Wyatt House, Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AP
Sold Dec 2024
£540,0009 Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AP
Sold Nov 2024
£225,000Applegarth, Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AP
Sold May 2024
£335,000Wren Cottage, Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AP
Sold Sept 2023
£460,000Dove House, Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AP
Sold Jul 2023
£525,000
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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 Upper Rose Lane homes
Old Rectory outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,071
Street avg £2,890
Floor Area
568 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
16 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.0 km
Rose Lane Close — 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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB