Liberty Cottage, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BZ
About Liberty Cottage
Liberty Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 42% above the 2008 sale price. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Risks
planning & flood
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Liberty Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Liberty Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Crown lift 1 no. Oak (T1) to 5m above ground level. Remove branch of 1 no. Oak (T2) northwest side of the crown shown outlined in broken yellow line in accompanying annotated photograph.
- Agent
- Urban Forestry
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/04801
- Jan 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area: To reduce crown volume by up to 30% and shape 1 Oak.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/17/06106
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£264,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2008Most recent
£264,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in IP22 1BZ: £216,500 (2008–1996).
Nearby sales in IP22 1BZ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
0.1 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB