Chapel House, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BU

Chapel House is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 365 m² (around 3929 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe, a basement and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. At 365 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £949,000 sits 98.6% above the 2004 sale of £477,760. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.