5 Barbauld Close, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1BJ
About 5 Barbauld Close
5 Barbauld Close is a detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 102). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2022 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Barbauld Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£698,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2022Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in IP22 1BJ: £635,000 (2022–2021).
Everything we know about 5 Barbauld Close, 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
Versus other Barbauld Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Barbauld Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,184
Street avg £3,740
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 5 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Palgrave Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB