Hilltop Cottage, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
About Hilltop Cottage
Hilltop Cottage is a detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 303 m² (around 3261 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2017) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. At 303 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £745,000 sits 776.5% above the 2005 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 86.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hilltop Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2013Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing cottage and erection of new dwelling and cartlodge.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 3270/12
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hilltop Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2005).
£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2005Most recent
£85,000
18 March 2005
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DS: £500,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in IP22 1DS
1 Bridewell Court, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Feb 2025
£250,000The Chestnuts, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Apr 2023
£565,000Finnabair, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Feb 2022
£500,000The Haywood, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Dec 2021
£550,0004 Bridewell Court, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Jul 2020
£235,000
Everything we know about Hilltop Cottage, 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 Bridewell Lane homes
Price per m² for Hilltop Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£281
Street avg £2,537
Floor Area
303 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Years Held
20 years
Street avg 12 years
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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
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB