What type of property is Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU?

Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

What did Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU sell for?

Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU last sold for £248,000 in May 2010, around 16 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £135,000 in April 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2000 and May 2010, Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU rose from £135,000 to £248,000, a change of £113,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU?

The current EPC rating for Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU is F with a score of 35 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU?

Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,409 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 1BU. Source: EPC Register.

How is Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU heated?

The latest EPC at Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU have?

The only planning records linked to Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU located?

Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU sits in Botesdale, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU?

Police records around Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU 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 Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU?

The closest primary school to Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU is St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (303m).

What transport links are near Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU?

The closest bus stop to Church View Cottage, The Street, IP22 1BU is Simonds Court, 148m away. In total there are 13 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Church View Cottage, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BU

Listed building3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

131 m²

1409 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 35

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Church View Cottage

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

Church View Cottage is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1409 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 (September 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 58.9% above the 2010 sale of £248,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 131 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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.

Church View Cottage'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 20 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

F35

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Church View Cottage, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2026
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Notification for Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Remove two leylandii conifers which have grown together into one clipped unit at bottom of garden at rear of property obstructing garage and taking light from neighbours studio. Trunk width at 1.5m is approx 10 inches on both trees.
Agent
Garboldisham Gardener
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
DC/26/00383
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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.

Church View Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£394,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£248,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

13 May 2010Most recent
£248,000
-0.8%over 4 years
12 April 2006
£250,000
+85.2%over 6 years
6 April 2000
£135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1BU: £408,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in IP22 1BU

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Church View Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,894

Street avg £2,269

On par

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 215 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 12.0 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Diss district page.

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

Simonds Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 1BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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