3 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG
About 3 The Fairstead
3 The Fairstead is a three-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold June 2019 for £325,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 22.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of a single storey extension (following demolition of conservatory).
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/05312
- Aug 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove two trees: Conifer (20ft) and 12ft from conservatory and silver birch (25ft) and 22ft from conservatory.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 1986/09
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 The Fairstead has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2019Most recent
£325,000
+30.0%over 11 years10 January 2008
£250,000
+92.3%over 6 years9 November 2001
£130,000
+79.3%over 5 years29 February 1996
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DG: £392,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP22 1DG
16 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG
Sold Feb 2025
£435,0005 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG
Sold Dec 2024
£425,0001 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG
Sold Sept 2023
£235,00013 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG
Sold May 2021
£325,00012 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG
Sold Oct 2015
£243,000
Everything we know about 3 The Fairstead, in one report
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
Versus other The Fairstead homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 The Fairstead stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,012
Street avg £3,440
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Simonds Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB