Southgate Farm Barn, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
About Southgate Farm Barn
Southgate Farm Barn is a detached house in Rickinghall, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1546 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 22.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 75% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Southgate Farm Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Southgate Farm Barn is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Silver Birch to be reduced by approx 40%
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2986/14
- Nov 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
a) Pollard one contorted willow to 1.7m and repeat on a cyclical basis.b) Remove one silver birch.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3104/07
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Southgate Farm Barn
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
Southgate Farm Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 14 years.
£499,950
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2013Most recent
£499,950
+108.3%over 13 years16 June 1999
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1BN: £285,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP22 1BN
Market House, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
Sold Jun 2025
£550,0002 Walnut Tree Place, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
Sold Jan 2025
£285,0003 Walnut Tree Place, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
Sold Jul 2021
£275,000Hamblyn House, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
Sold Mar 2021
£700,000Farthings, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
Sold Mar 2021
£275,000
Everything we know about Southgate Farm Barn, 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 The Street homes
Price per m² for Southgate Farm Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,482
Street avg £2,342
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB