7 The Fairstead, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DG

7 The Fairstead is a three-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 37.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.