The Old Saddlers, Market Place, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BT
About The Old Saddlers
The Old Saddlers is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 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. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £425,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old Saddlers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Old Saddlers has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2025RenovationFullIn report
Householder Application - Removal of chimney, conservation roof windows as per schedule of works.
- Agent
- Carlyon Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/04736
- Feb 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Removal of chimney, conservation roof windows and internal alterations, as per schedule of works.
- Agent
- Carlyon Architecture Ltd
Listed- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/04737
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2021Most recent
£425,000
+18.1%over 5 years23 March 2016
£360,000
+132.3%over 16 years17 December 1999
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1BT: £350,000 (2022–2001).
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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
0.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB