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Liberty Cottage, The Street, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1BZ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Liberty Cottage

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

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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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2018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

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Planning history at Liberty Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Nov 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£375,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2008)

£264,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 2008Most recent

    £264,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in IP22 1BZ: £216,500 (2008–1996).

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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.

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 1BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 1BZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 1BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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