What type of property is Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS?

Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, listed for its heritage value.

When did Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS last change hands?

Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS last sold for £640,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £120,000 in July 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 2001 and May 2022, Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS rose from £120,000 to £640,000, a change of £520,000. That works out to roughly +8.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS?

The current EPC rating for Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS?

Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (2,250 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 186% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 1BS. Source: EPC Register.

How is Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS heated?

The latest EPC at Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS have?

Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS has 2 planning records on file (1 approved), most recent in June 2009. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS located?

Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS sits in Botesdale, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS?

Police records around Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS 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 Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS?

The closest primary school to Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS is St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (436m).

What transport links are near Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS?

The closest bus stop to Bridewell House, The Street, IP22 1BS is The Bell, 122m away. In total there are 14 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Bridewell House, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BS

Listed building3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

209 m²

2250 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Bridewell House

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

Bridewell House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £640,000. 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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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Listed buildingYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Bridewell 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 29 May 2022

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bridewell House, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2009
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Removal of 1 No. Tree
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
1118/09
View planning record
Feb 2006
Garage ConversionHeritage
In report
Conversion of attached workshop to garden garden room; creation of opening between new garden room and kitchen: re-organisation of kitchen and utility room; retention of enlargment to existing bathroom window to original opening.
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
2294/05
View planning record

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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.

Latest sale on Bridewell House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£609,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£640,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

26 May 2022Most recent
£640,000
+125.7%over 17 years
4 March 2005
£283,500
+136.3%over 3 years
31 July 2001
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1BS: £330,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in IP22 1BS

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Bridewell House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,062

Street avg £3,546

Above

Floor Area

209 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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

The Bell — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 1BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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