Woodstock Barn, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
About Woodstock Barn
Woodstock Barn is a five-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 254 m² (around 2734 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 254 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 is 21.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Woodstock Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Woodstock Barn has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder Application - Erection of single storey extension, addition of windows to south elevation and fenestration alterations to attached outbuilding.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/05154
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of a laurel hedge.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/02503
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Woodstock Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 21 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2018Most recent
£550,000
+43.8%over 14 years2 July 2003
£382,500
+106.8%over 5 years28 August 1997
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DT: £310,500 (2024–2016).
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
£5,7501 Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold Nov 2017
£276,000Resthivet, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT
Sold Jul 2016
£340,000
Everything we know about Woodstock Barn, 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
Woodstock Barn is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,165
Street avg £1,998
Floor Area
254 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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.
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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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB