What type of property is Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW last change hands?

Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW last sold for £370,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £250,000 in January 2008, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Across 2 sales between January 2008 and December 2022, Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW rose from £250,000 to £370,000, a change of £120,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

The current EPC rating for Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 54 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 1AW. Source: EPC Register.

How is Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW heated?

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

What council tax band is Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW is in council tax band C.

Where is Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW located?

Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW sits in Palgrave, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW in a safe area?

Police records around Pear Tree Cottage, 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.

Which schools serve Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

The closest primary school to Pear Tree Cottage, 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 Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, IP22 1AW?

The closest bus stop to Pear Tree Cottage, 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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Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Pear Tree Cottage

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

Pear Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Pear Tree Cottage 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£370,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

16 December 2022Most recent
£370,000
+48.0%over 14 years
21 January 2008
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AW: £400,000 (2022–2019).

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.

Pear Tree Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,458

Street avg £3,111

On par

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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