The Haywood, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
About The Haywood
The Haywood is a four-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 is 13.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
The Haywood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2022OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development - Erection of Garage/Workshop outbuilding to side of existing bungalow.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/01600
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Haywood
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£625,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DS: £250,000 (2025–2018).
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
£500,0004 Bridewell Court, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Jul 2020
£235,000Bracken Lodge, Bridewell Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DS
Sold Apr 2018
£450,000
Everything we know about The Haywood, 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 The Haywood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,548
Street avg £2,285
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB