Dairyman Cottage, Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DW

Dairyman Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on oil.

At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 20 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. It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £500,000. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode.