Boxtree Cottage, Cherry Tree Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DL

Boxtree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 sits 227.2% above the 1998 sale of £75,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 49.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.