Fairhaven, 1, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BY
About Fairhaven
Fairhaven is a semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fairhaven's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2016RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of windows on front and side elevations. Replacement of existing render on front elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2803/16
- Aug 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of windows on front and side elevations. Replacement of existing render on front elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 2804/16
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fairhaven
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fairhaven has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- 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
0.0 km
Simonds Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB