What kind of home is Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW sell for?

Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW last sold for £445,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £235,000 in May 2019, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2019 and September 2021, Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW rose from £235,000 to £445,000, a change of £210,000. That works out to roughly +31% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW have?

The current EPC rating for Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 1AW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW use?

The latest EPC at Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW has council approval for two-storey extension granted in June 2025 under ref. DC/25/00707. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is in council tax band E.

Which area is Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW in?

Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW sits in Palgrave, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Police records around Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW 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 Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

The closest primary school to Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is Palgrave Church of England Primary School (311m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Diss High School (1.9km).

What is the nearest station to Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

The closest bus stop to Fairfax House, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is Rose Lane Close, 121m away. The nearest rail option is Diss Rail Station, 1.5km away.

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Fairfax House, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Fairfax House

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

Fairfax House is a three-bedroom detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 31% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 88.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £445,000. 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
Open-plan layoutYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
LandYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fairfax House, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2025
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey
Householder Application - Conversion of garage; Erection of two-storey extension; Installation of new replacement windows; Erection of entrance canopy and car port; Erection of terrace structure to the southern facade to link into the existing terrace.
Documents
25 docs on file
Reference
DC/25/00707
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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

£479,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.0% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£445,000

Growth on file: 31.0% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

12 September 2021Most recent
£445,000
+89.4%over 2 years
2 May 2019
£235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AW: £370,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in IP22 1AW

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On the street

Versus other Crossing Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fairfax House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,009

Street avg £3,065

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Below

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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

0.1 km

Rose Lane Close — 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 1AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 1AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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