Starre House, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
About Starre House
Starre House is a four-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 35.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 97.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Starre House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Starre House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for works to trees in a conservation area - Trimming of walnut tree, Quince tree and cherry tree to make more light in the garden.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/03550
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for Works to Trees in a Conservation Aea - Crown reduce 1No Walnut Tree - T1 to 4m x 4m due to excessive shading and branch damage. Reduce1No Cherry to 4 m x 4m T2 Pruning to reshape, due to excessive shading . Reduce 1No Apple Tree T3 Pruning to reshape 4m x 4m ; Reduce 1No DamsonTree - T4 Pruning to reshape 4 m 4 m; Reduce 1No Quince Tree - T5 Pruning to reshape 4 m x 4 m; Reduce 1No Leylandaii - T6 pruning due to excessive shade into neighbours kitchen 3 m high; Fell Walnut tree- T7 (self set young walnut tree to be felled due to proximity to neighbours house).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/01183
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Starre House
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 1997.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 18 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2015Most recent
£315,000
+14.5%over 2 years2 July 2013
£275,000
+167.1%over 15 years21 November 1997
£102,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DT: £320,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in IP22 1DT
The Kloisters, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold Jun 2024
£462,00022 Coronation Row, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold Jan 2023
£320,0003 The Barn House, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold Aug 2018
£5,750Woodstock Barn, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold May 2018
£550,0001 Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold Nov 2017
£276,000
Everything we know about Starre House, 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 Chapel Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Starre House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,972
Street avg £1,918
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Simonds Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB