1 Pump Cottages, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BQ
About 1 Pump Cottages
1 Pump Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
12 years since the last transfer (May 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 49.5% above the 2014 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Pump Cottages 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
1 Pump Cottages saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 5 years.
£166,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2014Most recent
£166,500
+11.0%over 3 years26 May 2011
£150,000
-5.7%over 10 months8 August 2010
£159,000
+17.8%over 1 year13 July 2009
£135,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in IP22 1BQ: £165,000 (2009–2009).
Nearby sales in IP22 1BQ
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.1 km
Simonds Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB