20 Rose Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DJ
About 20 Rose Lane
20 Rose Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £262,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
20 Rose Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 4No. Leylandi.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/03874
- Aug 2022RenovationFullIn report
Householder Application - Replacement of all windows, doors, fascias, bargeboards and guttering
- Agent
- ABS Home Improvements
New Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/03323
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Rose Lane
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 25 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2022Most recent
£262,000
+258.9%over 25 years13 December 1996
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DJ: £290,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in IP22 1DJ
18 Rose Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DJ
Sold Nov 2023
£340,00021 Rose Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DJ
Sold Jul 2020
£230,00015 Rose Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DJ
Sold Jun 2020
£217,500Roebuck Cottage, Rose Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DJ
Sold Apr 2019
£417,500The Briars, Rose Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DJ
Sold Nov 2016
£385,000
Everything we know about 20 Rose Lane, 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 Rose Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 20 Rose Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,797
Street avg £2,845
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.3 km
Simonds Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB