Walnut Tree House, The Street, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1BN
About Walnut Tree House
Walnut Tree House is a semi-detached house in Rickinghall, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 280.9% above the 1997 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Walnut Tree House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Walnut Tree House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Walnut Tree House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1997Most recent
£110,000
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 Walnut Tree House, 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
On price per m², Walnut Tree House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£724
Street avg £3,032
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB