Firtree Cottage, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS

Firtree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1585 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 sits 65% above the 2003 sale of £217,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm.